The ghost town of Dikson island in the Russian Arctic, photographed last winter in the surreal light of the Aurora Borealis by Evgenia Arbugaeva.
That’s right. Photographed.
The ghost town of Dikson island in the Russian Arctic, photographed last winter in the surreal light of the Aurora Borealis by Evgenia Arbugaeva.
That’s right. Photographed.
A spectacular manifestation of the Aurora Borealis this month in Iceland. The Medieval Vikings might have interpreted this as a sign from the gods. But no: science. To wit:
The aurora was caused by a hole in the Sun’s corona that expelled charged particles into a solar wind that followed a changing interplanetary magnetic field to Earth’s magnetosphere.
Still.
Sky Dragon!
(Pic: Zingyi & Wang Zang)
A fairly internet-breaking 360 degree, 8K time-lapse of the Aurora Borealis over Fairbanks Alaska during the lunar eclipse at the end of January.
You’ll be wanting several viewings at full screen with music up and plenty of mouse dragging to peruse the atmospheric eye candy.
Norwegian photographer Arlid Heitmann’s evocative photos of the Borg homeworld Aurora Borealis.
More here,
The Northern Lights at Malin Head, Donegal, on Saturday night at 10.30pm.
Wow.
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Terje Sorgjerd spent a week capturing one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent years. Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east. Temperatures around -25 Celsius.
A full-screener. Sound up.
Previously: Aurora Borealis Norway and The Most Spectacular Light-Show On Earth
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An incredible timelapse video of the Aurora Borealis over Tromsø, Norway by Tor Even Mathisen. The individual frames can be seen on his Flick photostream.
Previously: The Most Spectacular Light Show On Earth
The Aurora Borealis – visible in polar regions where it illuminates the northern horizon at night – is notoriously difficult to capture.
But not impossible.
Check out this barely believable 21 pic photo gallery.