Saturday, February 28, 2026

Aurora Borealis by Moonlight over Norway

Aurora Borealis by Moonlight over Norway



Also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun and Earth called space weather. When energetic particles from space collide with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere, they can cause the colorful glow that we call auroras.

Learn more about auroras: 
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/auroras/

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast.

Image Credit: Ivar Sandland
Location: Bodø, Northern Norway
Image Details: Clear skies once again. 60% waxing gibbous Moon. Sony A7IV. Sony GM 14mm F1.8 1.3sec/ISO 1250
Ivar's website: https://en.nordlandturselskap.no
Date: Feb. 24, 2026

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