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An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
From the Jokulsaron lagoon to the Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland offers beautiful vantage points for the Aurora Borealis
A keogram showing the plot based on the marked slice of the images taken by the camera of the auroral display above. A keogram ("keo" from "Keoeeit" – Inuit word for "Aurora Borealis") is a way of displaying the intensity of an auroral display, taken from a narrow part of a round screen recorded by a camera, more specifically and ideally in practice a "whole sky camera". [1]
Original – The aurora, or northern lights, over the Víkurkirkja church at Vík in Iceland on a clear night. Reason Good image composition, illustrates both the Aurora phenomenon and the iconic Víkurkirkja church. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Aurora, Vík í Mýrdal FP category for this image
This time, we are sharing the 7th edition of the annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year published by the travel photography blog Capture the Atlas.The photos were taken around the world ...
Reykholt (pronounced [ˈreikˌhɔl̥t] ⓘ) is a village in Iceland. It sits in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá , called Reykholtsdalur, and is part of Borgarfjörður , Western Region . Reykholt was at one time one of the intellectual centers of the island and had for many years one of the most important schools of the country.
Northern lights forecast map NWS maps predicting the intensity and location of the northern lights Saturday and Sunday show the aurora will be visible in mid to northern Michigan and the Upper ...
Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles. The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the centre of the Sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Arctic Circle the centre of the Sun is visible at local midnight, and at least ...