July 14, 2014
Long before your first heartbeat, stars were busy forging the elements you would one day call your own.
Auroras over Northern Canada
Birthday · July 14, 2014
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APOD published July 14, 2014. Credit: Kwon, O Chul. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Gusting solar winds and blasts of charged particles from the Sun resulted in several rewarding nights last December for those anticipating auroras. The above image captured dramatic auroras stretching across a sky near the town of Yellowknife in northern Canada. The auroras were so bright that they not only inspired awe, but were easily visible on an image exposure of only 1.3 seconds. A video taken concurrently shows the dancing sky lights evolving in real time as tourists, many there just to see auroras, respond with cheers. The conical dwellings on the image right are teepees, while far in the background, near the image center, is the constellation of Orion. Astrophysicists: Browse 850+ codes in the Astrophysics Source Code Library
Image credit: Kwon, O Chul