« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Photographer Captures Meteor, Aurora and Big Dipper in 1 Amazing Photo  (Read 184 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Buster's Uncle

  • Geo's kind, I unwind, HE'S the
  • Planetary Overmind
  • *
  • Posts: 51241
  • €691
  • View Inventory
  • Send /Gift
  • Because there are times when people just need a cute puppy  Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur  A WONDERFUL concept, Unity - & a 1-way trip that cost 400 trillion & 40 yrs.  
  • AC2 is my instrument, my heart, as I play my song.
  • Planet tales writer Smilie Artist Custom Faction Modder AC2 Wiki contributor Downloads Contributor
    • View Profile
    • My Custom Factions
    • Awards
Photographer Captures Meteor, Aurora and Big Dipper in 1 Amazing Photo
« on: November 24, 2014, 11:24:06 pm »
Photographer Captures Meteor, Aurora and Big Dipper in 1 Amazing Photo
SPACE.com
By Nina Sen  48 minutes ago



Astrophotographer John Ashley took this image from Livingston Mountain Range in Glacier National Park On Oct. 20, 2014.



The stunning green glow in this image comes from an aurora at Glacier National Park in Alaska.

Astrophotographer John Ashley took this image from Livingston Mountain Range in Glacier National Park On Oct. 20. The image also includes an Orionid meteor shining through a cloud cover. The Orionids occur every October and are caused by leftover dust from Halley's Comet streaking through Earth's atmosphere.

"I only saw about a dozen meteors before clouds blotted out the sky at 1:30 AM, but four were bright and one meteor left a brief smoke trail," Ashley wrote in an email to Space.com.

Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun get caught in our planets magnetic field and pulled down near one of our poles. The variety of color is the result of different electromagnetic reactions with oxygen and nitrogen.

To see more amazing night sky photos submitted by Space.com readers, visit our astrophotography archive.

Editor's note: If you have an amazing night sky photo you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.


http://news.yahoo.com/photographer-captures-meteor-aurora-big-dipper-1-amazing-222531791.html
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
 

* User

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
Select language:

* Community poll

What version of the game are you using now?
SMAC v.4 SMAX v.2 (or previous versions)
-=-
24 (7%)
XP Compatibility patch
-=-
9 (2%)
Gog version for Windows
-=-
106 (33%)
Scient (unofficial) patch
-=-
40 (12%)
Kyrub's latest patch
-=-
14 (4%)
Yitzi's latest patch
-=-
89 (28%)
AC for Mac
-=-
3 (0%)
AC for Linux
-=-
5 (1%)
Gog version for Mac
-=-
10 (3%)
No patch
-=-
16 (5%)
Total Members Voted: 316
AC2 Wiki Logo
-click pic for wik-

* Random quote

You ivory tower intellectuals must not lose touch with the world of industrial growth and hard currency. It is all very well and good to pursue these high-minded scientific theories, but research grants are expensive. You must justify your existence by providing not only knowledge but concrete and profitable applications as well.
~CEO Nwabudike Morgan 'The Ethics of Greed'

* Select your theme

*
Templates: 5: index (default), PortaMx/Mainindex (default), PortaMx/Frames (default), Display (default), GenericControls (default).
Sub templates: 8: init, html_above, body_above, portamx_above, main, portamx_below, body_below, html_below.
Language files: 4: index+Modifications.english (default), TopicRating/.english (default), PortaMx/PortaMx.english (default), OharaYTEmbed.english (default).
Style sheets: 0: .
Files included: 45 - 1228KB. (show)
Queries used: 35.

[Show Queries]