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Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I’m sure NASA will be interested to hear from you.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Here it is on the photographer's Flickr. I think it says 6s exposure, so the photo doesn't look like seen through the naked eye.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

lmaowow

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Well damn, I'm humbled. Thanks for posting the link, I really didn't think that was real. The picture looks fake to me but I'm not gonna pretend I know better than NASA.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The permanent link https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230730.html

The beauty is the aurora overhead, here taking the form of a great green spiral, seen between picturesque clouds with the bright Moon to the side and stars in the background.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you for providing that link to verify the picture.