Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Aurora and Unusual Clouds Over Iceland


Aurora and Unusual Clouds Over Iceland
 What's happening in the sky? On this cold winter night in Iceland, quite a lot. First, in the foreground, lies the largest glacier in Iceland: Vatnajokull. On the far left, bright green auroras appear to emanate from the glacier as if it was a volcano. Aurora light is reflected by the foreground lake Jökulsárlón.

On the far right is a long and unusual lenticular cloud tinged with green light emitted from another aurora well behind it. Just above this lenticular cloud are unusual iridescent lenticular clouds displaying a broad spectral range of colors. Far beyond the lenticular is the setting Moon, while far beyond even the Moon are setting stars. This photo was captured in late March of 2012.

Image & info via APOD
Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter (Nuits sacrées)

#nasa   #aurora   #universe   #naturalphenomena
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68 comments:

  1. Mz Carroll18 November 2015 at 00:27

    Stunning! Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Corina Marinescu18 November 2015 at 00:32

    Mz Carroll
    Avec plaisir :)

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  3. Debbie Debbie18 November 2015 at 01:56

    THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

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  4. Sam Collett18 November 2015 at 02:23

    Amazing colours and patterns

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  5. Alfonso Ramirez18 November 2015 at 02:30

    Amazing jewell Iceland.

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  6. arlene j nordrum18 November 2015 at 02:52

    Beautiful

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  7. gordon hoselton18 November 2015 at 03:11

    Iceland is a wonderful community, incredible.  There is a new airline company opening offering 198 buck returns from Montreal and a 250 buck return on to Europe starting this May 16, 2016...what an opportunity to see Iceland !

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  8. Corina Marinescu18 November 2015 at 03:16

    That's great news. Thanks gordon hoselton :)

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  9. gordon hoselton18 November 2015 at 03:19

    You are an interesting person to this chef.....widespread interest in many areas in your thoughts, Cheers,Corina.

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  10. Alfonso Ramirez18 November 2015 at 03:24

    gordon hoselton Thank you for the information.
    Is there a possibility to go to Iceland by ship?
    It should be.
    BTW. I do not want to go too back in history but I have a feeling on perhaps in very old maps Iceland was ISLAND. That Greenland was ICELAND. And that Labrador was GREENLAND.
    How nice would be to sail again the Vikings way.

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  11. gordon hoselton18 November 2015 at 04:10

    Alfonso Ramirez I lived in Iqaluit,Nunavut in 88/89/90. Made it to Rey, but not Iceland...

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  12. gordon hoselton18 November 2015 at 06:32

    You can go where you want with money, lol

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  13. tisha huerta18 November 2015 at 07:13

    Es fascinante las maravillas de la maturaleza

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  14. Edwige Maiden18 November 2015 at 08:30

    Woww nice

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  15. Alfonso Ramirez18 November 2015 at 08:58

    Corina Marinescu Porquoi  votre reponse  est en Francais?

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  16. Corina Marinescu18 November 2015 at 11:50

    Pourquoi pas? Alfonso Ramirez

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  17. Dianne Hester18 November 2015 at 12:47

    Awesome!

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  18. Alfonso Ramirez18 November 2015 at 15:21

    Corina Marinescu Pars que le post est ecrit en Anglais.

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  19. Alfonso Ramirez18 November 2015 at 15:26

    gordon hoselton The World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer probably had two very good reasons to chose Iceland  to live in.
    The first one the bizarre beauty of a unique landscape of the world.
    And the other one no lack of money at all. :-))

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  20. Steve Gard18 November 2015 at 16:52

    This is surreal ... one of those scenes where you have to be there to be able to experience the event in order to fully grasp it

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  21. Pinky' Jay'Marie18 November 2015 at 22:32

    Wow so beautiful

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  22. Subir Haldar19 November 2015 at 00:50

    Amazing

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  23. Elisha Moore (Lisa)19 November 2015 at 01:39

    Absolutely amazing

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  24. Sharon Parks19 November 2015 at 04:21

    That pic is nothing short of awesome!!!! Thank you for sharing.GOD Bless you

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  25. Corina Marinescu19 November 2015 at 06:41

    Any comments unrelated to the post will be deleted.

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  26. Frank Traver19 November 2015 at 07:20

    Something I would like to see in person

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  27. Anne Cox19 November 2015 at 09:39

    I visited Iceland in Sept. 2015.  It's a gorgeous country with so many exciting adventures (snowmobiling on the glacier above, hiking to spectacular waterfalls, snorkeling "between continents" and so much more) that you will have the time of your life.  Unfortunately, the spectacular view above and the famed aurora borealis are infrequentl and may be fleeting at best.  I was surprised to learn that what we see with our eyes cannot compare with the long exposures captured by our cameras; we often had to look at the camera to be sure we had seen the glowing trails.  If you go, I strongly recommend setting up directly with Asdis Birgisdottir who is a driver/guide and trekking guide (www.extremeisland.is).  She is fluent in English, knows absolutely everything (from geology to government to cultural tics) that you would want to know about Iceland, and will negotiate on your behalf.  She does not know I am putting her name out there and I have absolutely nothing to gain by doing so.  By the way, don't take the taxis if you can help it because they appear to be unregulated and will find ways to charge 2x and 3x as much as originally quoted once you get near your destination.  There is a Flybus from the airport to Reykjavik for $20.  I hope everyone can get to go to this amazing place!

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  28. Corina Marinescu19 November 2015 at 09:51

    Anne Cox thank you for all the info, very useful!

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  29. Delfino Mendoza19 November 2015 at 09:55

    Hermosa

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  30. yenifer rodriguez19 November 2015 at 12:43

    Nunka he ido pero , pero debe ser hermosa , quisas me anime a ir en estas navidades gracias por la imformacion

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  31. yenifer rodriguez19 November 2015 at 12:45

    Es bella una preciosura ,increíble ..woooooo

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  32. Barbara Wallen19 November 2015 at 15:24

    If that's the end of the world I'm ready

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  33. Sharon Parks19 November 2015 at 15:28

    Barbara Wallen me too

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  34. Peter Bader19 November 2015 at 16:10

    Wau,aurora borialis echt schönes foto danke u. Grüsse.peter

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  35. Sharon Parks19 November 2015 at 16:14

    Peter Bader You are very welcome.GOD bless you

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  36. lindajoy Daugherty19 November 2015 at 17:06

    Interesting. Information would live to see this in person. My camera would be full of pics

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  37. Victoria Rachuj19 November 2015 at 17:11

    absolutely gorgeous

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  38. iliketo donothin19 November 2015 at 17:21

    Oh my

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  39. Denton Osborn19 November 2015 at 17:25

    Awsome

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  40. Jayda Thomas19 November 2015 at 18:20

    This is beautiful& wonderful

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  41. Elisha Moore (Lisa)19 November 2015 at 19:01

    Is this a real place I would love to go here and just sit down and I say anything no sound just the beauty of it all where

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  42. Patricia McElligott19 November 2015 at 19:32

    This is better than an art museum. Mother earth is still waiting for a thank you-

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  43. Emeral Palmer19 November 2015 at 20:16

    This picture is awesome

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  44. SM R20 November 2015 at 04:31

    Beautiful

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  45. Emeral Palmer20 November 2015 at 05:03

    Cool

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  46. Kayla20 November 2015 at 05:35

    Love it

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  47. James Meldrum20 November 2015 at 06:02

    Great photo

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  48. Emeral Palmer20 November 2015 at 06:14

    Wow it seems magical

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  49. Jess Colson20 November 2015 at 10:19

    Hey William ki

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  50. Sue Coder20 November 2015 at 10:24

    Absolutely otherworldly!

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  51. Amy Schmiedel20 November 2015 at 12:27

    Soooooooooo cool girl wait awesome girl not cool

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  52. Amy Schmiedel20 November 2015 at 12:27

    It seems magical

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  53. Monica Craft20 November 2015 at 13:44

    That wild

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  54. Joanne Blassingame20 November 2015 at 15:28

    That is so pretty

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  55. Sydney Sanders20 November 2015 at 18:26

    This is so beautiful

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  56. Rosario Sandoval20 November 2015 at 18:36

    Ermosisimo todo lo k dios asr

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  57. Tayla Martin20 November 2015 at 18:40

    That is so cool and that was so beautiful to me

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  58. denise carter20 November 2015 at 18:53

    Its like your dreaming on the page

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  59. Tayla Martin20 November 2015 at 19:00

    Yep

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  60. Mystery Fontenot20 November 2015 at 19:50

    I wish i was thier

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  61. Terrance Slogar21 November 2015 at 11:51

    Out of this world

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  62. Esthefany Contreras21 November 2015 at 14:39

    When was this because it is beautiful ,nice ,cool and
    amazing. Wow I love it.

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  63. Esthefany Contreras21 November 2015 at 14:44

    How ever did it please call me .Here is me phone number
    (4024902113.

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  64. Pedro Lopez21 November 2015 at 21:47

    Amazing

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  65. juha hietapakka22 November 2015 at 05:31

    Kuin hienostunut henkäys taivaan, pehmeän kangastuksen kajo maailman, taipumaton kauneus aistien, jumalainen sävel sisimmän, tunteiden valo rakkauden kehdon, elämän onnellisen antajan, vehreyden luonnon luoman ! :)))  Upea kuva !

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  66. kimberly villa23 November 2015 at 08:58

    Amazing veiw

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  67. Joyce Rogers24 November 2015 at 19:52

    Whimsical Majestic beauty

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  68. Christian Belleci25 November 2015 at 14:30

    Is it beautiful your smart the lady that posts this stuff :)

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