APOD: 2021 February 28 - The Aurora Tree

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for February 28, 2021 entitled "The Aurora Tree" in March of 2017 in Iceland.

Wonderful photo by Alyn Wallace which certainly required a perfect angle, excellent distance from the tree to photo and timing of the will-o-the-wisp beauty of the aurora.

Image: The Aurora Tree - Image Credit & Copyright - Alyn Wallace

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"Explanation: Yes, but can your tree do this? Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant aurora. The beauty of the aurora -- combined with how it seemed to mimic a tree right nearby -- mesmerized the photographer to such a degree that he momentarily forgot to take pictures. When viewed at the right angle, it seemed that this tree had aurora for leaves. Fortunately, before the aurora morphed into a different overall shape, he came to his senses and capture the awe-inspiring momentary coincidence. Typically triggered by solar explosions, aurora are caused by high energy electrons impacting the Earth's atmosphere around 150 kilometers up. The unusual Earth-sky collaboration was witnessed in March of 2017 in Iceland."

Aurora - Churchyard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJLuG8c11Gk

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I love the northern lights. I just don't want to put up with that level of cold to see them.

Beautiful Major Price