OK, because I like y'all: bonus aurora timelapse video

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Mar 30, 2011 11:00 PMNov 19, 2019 10:55 PM

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I got a few emails about this while on vacation, and APOD just posted it too, but what the heck: a gorgeous timelapse video of aurorae (northern lights) over Norway:

[embed width="610"]http://vimeo.com/21294655[/embed]

This one was done by Terje Sorgjerd, and is quite lovely. Another great timelapse aurora video can be found at Lights in the Dark

, too. I still have never seen a good display myself in person (just a smear of red light to the north once when I lived in Maryland), but one day I will. One day.

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