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tabatha

(18,795 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:21 PM Mar 2012

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An aurora on March 8, 2012 shimmering over snow-covered mountains in Faskrudsfjordur - solar storm

An aurora on March 8, 2012 shimmering over snow-covered mountains in Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland. Image courtesy of Jónína Óskarsdóttir.

You can find more about this image and the solar storm that sparked this display of the Northern Lights at
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News030712-X5-4.html

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An aurora on March 8, 2012 shimmering over snow-covered mountains in Faskrudsfjordur - solar storm (Original Post) tabatha Mar 2012 OP

Awesome shot!!! GliderGuider Mar 2012 #1

Gorgeous! aquamarina Mar 2012 #2

Photos by Blue_In_AK posted in GD bananas Mar 2012 #3

Astonishing Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #4

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

1. Awesome shot!!!

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Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:53 PM

Mar 2012

aquamarina

(1,865 posts)

2. Gorgeous!

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Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:08 PM

Mar 2012

bananas

(27,509 posts)

3. Photos by Blue_In_AK posted in GD

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:11 PM

Mar 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002405530

Lawlbringer

(550 posts)

4. Astonishing

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Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:11 PM

Mar 2012

It's a shame we can barely see stars here in NYC, nevermind being too far south to see displays like these. Simply breathtaking.

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