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[quote="astrofotografen.se"]Thanks for all you comments.

[quote="DavidLeodis"]It's a great photo :). In its information in the blog in Goran's website it states "It shows a double auroral oval over the city lights of Östersund and the village of Ås". The name of the village intrigued me, being such a very short name. In information that I found in Wikipedia it states "Ås (from Old Norse áss 'ridge') is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,218 inhabitants in 2010". I have not checked but such short names may be uncommon.

Mmmmm I fancy a cupcake now. Chocolate preferably. :wink:[/quote]

It's correct, Ås (Aas) is a ridge in Swedish, but such short village names are quite common in Sweden. Not far from where I live we have a village called Ö (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96,_%C3%85nge_kommun), that's short :)[/quote]

It's a good thing Göran doesn't live on an island. The word "island" in Swedish is "ö". No joke.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman]Ingmar Bergman[/url], the rather famous Swedish film director, used to spend his summers on Fårö. The name (probably) means Sheep-island.

Ann

Thanks for all you comments.

[quote="DavidLeodis"]It's a great photo :). In its information in the blog in Goran's website it states "It shows a double auroral oval over the city lights of Östersund and the village of Ås". The name of the village intrigued me, being such a very short name. In information that I found in Wikipedia it states "Ås (from Old Norse áss 'ridge') is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,218 inhabitants in 2010". I have not checked but such short names may be uncommon.

Mmmmm I fancy a cupcake now. Chocolate preferably. :wink:[/quote]

It's correct, Ås (Aas) is a ridge in Swedish, but such short village names are quite common in Sweden. Not far from where I live we have a village called Ö (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96,_%C3%85nge_kommun), that's short :)

It's a great photo :). In its information in the blog in Goran's website it states "It shows a double auroral oval over the city lights of Östersund and the village of Ås". The name of the village intrigued me, being such a very short name. In information that I found in Wikipedia it states "Ås (from Old Norse áss 'ridge') is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,218 inhabitants in 2010". I have not checked but such short names may be uncommon.

Mmmmm I fancy a cupcake now. Chocolate preferably. :wink:

what a lucky photo session !

WOW!!!! That is the one of the most AWESOME AURORA EVER!!!!

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Lovely photo!

I like the picture fine; but I can't use it as a wallpaper because of its shape! (won't fit my screen) I can't crop it; I'd have to cut too much off! I could just stretch it, but it would be to skewed! I'll just have to pass! :?

Purty! 'Minds me o' a time I spen' up 'n the Yukon, back, oh, musta bin the 80s, sumtime. Why, you cud hear them lights a whippin' 'n a snappin' up there in the sky, like they wuz hangin' on a clothesline durin' a hurry cane! Good times had by all 'neath the midnight Sun.

Rob

Magnificent!

Low calorie but highly energizing. Maybe we could call it an "Up-cake?" Too bad it would be "curtain" death to those who venture into the kitchen to grab a bite. (Sorry - I find all puns hard to resist)

Nice evening snack from Göran and I love the green reflection off of the water. Overall the image provides a banquet of "calming" and a "wealth" of tranquility. Thank you for your efforts.

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Very watchable, but not very edible. Hey, 50% isn't bad at all. :no:

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