This image was taken by Bjornar G. Hansen during the December Geminid meteor shower. The meteor flashed through the sky over the island of Kvaloya, near Tromso, Norway on December 13. Not only a meteor flash but also the Aurora Borealis in full glow. The Aurora are caused by energetic charged particles from the magnetosphere at altitudes of 100 kilometres above the earth. Sunday, December 20, 2009
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This image was taken by Bjornar G. Hansen during the December Geminid meteor shower. The meteor flashed through the sky over the island of Kvaloya, near Tromso, Norway on December 13. Not only a meteor flash but also the Aurora Borealis in full glow. The Aurora are caused by energetic charged particles from the magnetosphere at altitudes of 100 kilometres above the earth.
That's a beautiful sight, and I'm so glad I can view these on the web now, instead of having to travel all the way up to those freezing countries.
ReplyDeleteNorway?
ReplyDeleteis it near Mrs. TigerWoulds place?
River, I missed the Joanna Lumley programme where she went there just to see the lights but too cold for me.
ReplyDeleteAnnie O, there'd be more red lights and fireworks and the only shooting star would be heading right for him.