Apod 2.2

APOD 2.2

This is an aurora in Norway. The people that were taking this photo had tried three times. The first two nights it was to cloudy, however the last night, there was an aurora with little clouds. This was surely a spectacular event for the people of Norway. I wish I could have been there with them. This was probably very dangerous because the man is standing on the pinnacle of the mountain. An aurora is created when the electromagnetic waves are disrupted creating a colorful display. The area this was taking place was the Austnesfjorden fjord, which is close to the town of Svolvear on  the Lofoten islands in the North. Also the sun has an eleven year magnetic cycle.