Tuesday, July 3, 2012

In the Light of the Moon Aurora explosion


Aurora borealis is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena on Earth. Record its beauty with the camera, much less under the full moon light, the light is not easy because the aurora borealis will be "lost" by the moon.
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However, a German photographer Kerstin Langenberger managed to do it. In the photo, aurora borealis visible light in the moon light, as if these phenomena appear in broad daylight.

Langenberger managed to take pictures after waiting for 300 hours to wait for a phenomenon that appears. He said, "Aurora must be very bright to be visible when there is the Moon. It's rare that a picture like this is very rare. "

Photo Langenberger successfully reveals the beauty of Thingvellir National Park, where an image into one of the UNESCO world heritage site. In the photo, the aurora appears as a burst of light green and purple.

Aurora found in the Arctic and south poles of Earth. Aurora is found in the north pole is called Aurora Borealis, or Northern Light as that encountered in the south pole is called Aurora Australis.

This phenomenon occurs due to charged particles from the Sun is delivered to the Earth. Particles are attracted by the Earth's magnetic field, releasing energy to produce light in a layer of the ionosphere.

Sudden appearance. Langenberger must arrive at the site during the day so they can prepare all the tools to take pictures. In the evening, he must patiently await the coming aurora.

"The difficulty is knowing where and what kind of aurora appeared later. For a long time, nothing happened and can only wait. However, the sudden explosion of the night sky has auroras, "said Langenberger.

Langenberger said, "aurora explosion usually last up to several minutes, then he would disappear. Aurora may appear again, but could not. No one knows the future. "

Aurora is not only able to appear on Earth. Hubble Space Telescope have captured the phenomenon of the aurora on Jupiter and Saturn, even in the Jupiter satellite Io, Europa and Ganymede. Uranus and Neptune also has an aurora were reported.

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