Norway Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights

A huge display of Aurora Borealis (Kp 6.5) seen along road Fv741 outside the town of Kjerringvika, on our way to Stetind (Nordland, Norway).

From Wikipedia: Sometimes referred to as a polar light or northern light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions. Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind that the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma, mainly in the form of electrons and protons, precipitate them into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere), where their energy is lost. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emits light of varying color and complexity.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora

To see more of my aurora panoramas from Norway, visit: http://360vr.com/norway

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360VR Images by Jook Leung http://360vr.com/jook

Europe / Norway

Lat: 68° 18' 1.7" N
Long: 16° 28' 48.59" E

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Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.

Sony a7r, Rokinon 8mm/2.8 II f2.8, iso 2000, 10 sec