¿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2020 November 9 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. In Green Company: Aurora over Norway Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Max Rive Explanation: Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a [4]spectacular auroral display. Arms went high in the air, patience and experience paid off, and the creative [5]featured image was captured as a composite from three separate exposures. The setting is a summit of the [6]Austnesfjorden [7]fjord close to the town of [8]Svolvear on the [9]Lofoten islands in northern Norway. The time was early 2014. Although our [10]Sun has just passed the [11]solar minimum of its [12]11-year cycle, [13]surface activity should pick up over the next few years with the promise of triggering more [14]spectacular auroras on [15]Earth. Tomorrow's picture: a soul without stars __________________________________________________________________ [16]< | [17]Archive | [18]Submissions | [19]Index | [20]Search | [21]Calendar | [22]RSS | [23]Education | [24]About APOD | [25]Discuss | [26]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell ([30]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [31]Specific rights apply. [32]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [33]ASD at [34]NASA / [35]GSFC & [36]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2011/greencompany_rive_2916.jpg 3. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Max-Rive-Photography/182378168614600 4. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140714.html 5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/apojapo/13297070714/ 6. http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austnesfjorden 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svolv%C3%A6r 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofoten 10. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/overview/ 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190306.html 12. https://scied.ucar.edu/sunspot-cycle 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160919.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190218.html 15. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/overview/ 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201108.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 25. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=201109 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201110.html 27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 34. https://www.nasa.gov/ 35. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 36. http://www.mtu.edu/