Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                2018 October 6
                                      [2]
                           Aurora: The Frog's View
               Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Mia Stalnacke [4]

Explanation: What does an aurora [5] look like to a frog? "Awesome!" is the
likely answer, suggested by this imaginative snapshot taken on October 3rd
from Kiruna, Sweden. Frequented by apparitions [6] of the northern lights,
Kiruna is located in Lapland north of the Arctic Circle, and often under the
auroral oval [7]  surrounding planet Earth's geomagnetic north pole. To create
a tantalizing view [8]  from a frog's perspective the photographer turned on
the flashlight on her phone and placed it on the ground facing down, resting
her camera's lens on top. The "diamonds" in the foreground are icy pebbles
right in front of the lens, lit up by the flashlight. Reflecting the
shimmering northern lights, the "lake" is a frozen puddle on the ground. Of
course [9] , in the distance is the Bengt Hultqvist Observatory [10] .

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