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                              2023 November 17
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                           Nightlights in Qeqertaq
               Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Dennis Lehtonen

   Explanation: Light pollution is usually not a problem [5]in Qeqertaq.
   In western Greenland the remote coastal village boasted a population of
   114 in 2020. Lights still shine in its dark skies though. [6]During
   planet Earth's recent intense geomagnetic storm
   , on November 6 these beautiful curtains of aurora borealis fell
   [7]over the arctic realm. On the eve of the coming weeks of [8]polar
   night at 70 degrees north latitude, the inspiring display of northern
   lights is reflected in the waters of Disko Bay. In this view from the
   isolated settlement a lone iceberg is illuminated by shore lights as it
   drifts [9]across the icy sea.

                Weekend Watch: [10]The Leonid Meteor Shower.
                   Tomorrow's picture: Artemis Anniversary
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   7. https://www.instagram.com/p/CzVRGZlMyu_/
   8. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/polar-night.html
   9. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150801/thinning-of-the-northeast-greenland-ice-stream
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