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2024 October 13 - Aurora Timelapse over Italian Alps
In today's image, we see a timeless of the aurora. This compresses an hour in to just about 8 seconds. We can see the red glow due to oxygen atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere. The atoms glow because of the recent solar flare which sent charged particles toward Earth.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome…
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