Discovery: The Aurora, as You've Never Seen It Before
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:24 pm
The Aurora, as You've Never Seen It Before
Discovery Space News | Ian O'Niell | 2011 Mar 24
Discovery Space News | Ian O'Niell | 2011 Mar 24
This is huge (22,000 images). You may wish to let it finish loading before playing. It's well worth it.The Aurora by Terje Sorgjerd
Take 22,000 high-definition photographs, a geomagnetic storm and some incredible talent and what do you get? A two-minute video of the Aurora Borealis as you've never seen it before.
Photographer Terje Sorgjerd braved -25 degree Celsius (-15 F) temperatures to capture this mesmerizing collection of photographs. Then, by assembling the 22,000 photos, he created a time-lapse video of the rich color and dynamic shapes of the Northern Lights that would normally be difficult to see. Adding the atmospheric Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard song "Now We Are Free" from the movie Gladiator to the mix, and Sorgjerd has created a masterpiece.
You can read more about the creation of this video on the Norwegian Dagbladet.no website.