Auroras

Last night, we watched a couple of “You Tube” videos; they were time-lapse movies of the skies over Antarctica. In both videos, there were shimmering images of the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights. This morning, I was looking at SpaceWeather.com and found this picture of the Aurora Borealis a.k.a. the Northern Lights. Andreas D. Skjervold, of Bodø, Norway took this Christmas-card-like photo of the lights as he was out looking for Taurids meteors on November 13. I’d say that Mr. Skjervold got more of a show than he expected that night. Click on the image to see a larger version.