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Related: About this forumAn 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
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GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)1. Awesome shot!!!
aquamarina
(1,865 posts)2. Gorgeous!
bananas
(27,509 posts)3. Photos by Blue_In_AK posted in GD
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)4. Astonishing
It's a shame we can barely see stars here in NYC, nevermind being too far south to see displays like these. Simply breathtaking.