by APOD Robot » Sun Oct 13, 2024 4:06 am
Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps
Explanation: Did you see last night's aurora? This question was relevant around much of the world a few days ago because a powerful auroral storm became
visible unusually far from the Earth's poles. The cause was a giant
X-class solar flare on Tuesday that launched energetic
electrons and protons into the
Solar System, connecting to the Earth via our planet's
magnetic field. A
red glow of these particles striking
oxygen atoms high in
Earth's atmosphere pervades the frame, while
vertical streaks dance. The
featured video shows a one-hour timelapse as seen from
Cortina d'Ampezzo over
Alps Mountain
peaks in northern
Italy. Stars from our
Milky Way Galaxy dot the background while streaks from airplanes and satellites punctuate the foreground. The
high recent activity of
our Sun is likely to continue to produce
picturesque auroras over Earth during the next year or so.
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