Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2020 November 9

                    In Green Company: Aurora over Norway
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Max Rive

   Explanation: Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those
   instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the
   third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only
   cleared up but lit up with a spectacular auroral display. Arms went
   high in the air, patience and experience paid off, and the creative
   featured image was captured as a composite from three separate
   exposures. The setting is a summit of the Austnesfjorden fjord close to
   the town of Svolvear on the Lofoten islands in northern Norway. The
   time was early 2014. Although our Sun has just passed the solar minimum
   of its 11-year cycle, surface activity should pick up over the next few
   years with the promise of triggering more spectacular auroras on Earth.

                  Tomorrow's picture: a soul without stars
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