SOLAR WIND SPARKS BIG AURORAS
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The display was caused by a high-speed stream of solar wind, now buffeting Earth's magnetic field. Earth will probably remain inside the stream for another ~12 hours, so more auroras are in the offing. On Jan. 8th, a display of auroras appeared over Kvaløya, Norway. It was so large, photographer Anne Birgitte Fyhn had to take 8 pictures to capture the whole thing. The coldest day this winter gave us us an evening with clear sky and some beautiful auroras. The show was worth my cold toes. This panorama consists of eight photos. Nikon D610, Nikkor 14-24, f 2.8, ISO 3200, 10 sec - http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=121634
