Detail View: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection: Aurora, Stars, Meteor, Lake, Alaska
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Title:
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Aurora, Stars, Meteor, Lake, Alaska
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Explanation:
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Sometimes, after your eyes adapt to the dark, a spectacular sky appears. In this case, a picturesque lake lies in front of you, beautiful green aurora flap [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051120.html ] high above you, brilliant stars shine far in the distance, and, for a brief moment, a bright meteor [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011118.html ] streaks by. This digitally fused breathtaking panorama was captured late last month across one of the Chena Lakes [ http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/ParksandRecreation/ChenaLakes/ ] in North Pole [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole%2C_Alaska ], Alaska [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska ], USA [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States ], and includes the Pleiades [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060109.html ] open cluster [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/open_clusters.html ] of stars on the image right. The shot is unusual not only for the many wonders [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070508.html ] it has captured simultaneously, but because lakes this far north tend to freeze and become non-reflecting [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070912.html ] before a sky this dark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070816.html ] can be photographed.
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Credit and Copyright:
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Bud Kuenzli [ mailto: kuenzli at gci dot net ]
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facet_where:
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Alaska
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facet_what:
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Aurora
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original url:
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071009.html
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap071009
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