Aurora Borealis
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 9:11AM
[chuck] in Aurora borealis, Science, Terje Sorgjerd

Seems like an appropriate Friday for this beautiful time lapse. Another jewel by the Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd (see Thai Markets/Thai Trains) shot in the Kirkenes and Pas National Park of Norway near the border with Russia. [NOTE: Go here for an explanation of the physics of the auroral mechanism].

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