Posted on May 31, 2020

APOD: 2020 May 31 - Aurora over Sweden

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Aurora over Sweden." Six separate photographs were merged to create this panorama spanning almost 180 degrees. In the foreground is Lake Storsjön (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstûːrɧøːn]), located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. Mouse over the image from the APOD page itself, and you can see the different constellations traced behind the aurora. The aurora appeared in 2016 a day after a large hole opened in the Sun's corona producing an energetic outflow into the Solar System. The green color is produced by ionized oxygen atoms high in the Earth's atmosphere.

APOD: 2020 May 31 - Aurora over Sweden

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AURORA BOREALIS FULL [HD] VIDEO - Vangelis - Rachel's Song - NORTHERN LIGHTS- Blade Runner theme

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture panorama of the Day (APpOD) for Sunday, May 31, 202 entitled "Aurora over Sweden."
Image: Aurora over Sweden - Image Credit & Copyright - Göran Strand

That certainly is a wonderful composite image displaying a beautiful part of God's creation.

APOD background "Explanation: It was bright and green and stretched across the sky. This striking aurora display was captured in 2016 just outside of Östersund, Sweden. Six photographic fields were merged to create the featured panorama spanning almost 180 degrees. Particularly striking aspects of this aurora include its sweeping arc-like shape and its stark definition. Lake Storsjön is seen in the foreground, while several familiar constellations and the star Polaris are visible through the aurora, far in the background. Coincidently, the aurora appears to avoid the Moon visible on the lower left. The aurora appeared a day after a large hole opened in the Sun's corona allowing particularly energetic particles to flow out into the Solar System. The green color of the aurora is caused by oxygen atoms recombining with ambient electrons high in the Earth's atmosphere."

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