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n2doc

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:22 PM Oct 2013

Today's APOD: Night on a Spooky Planet



Night on a Spooky Planet
Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter (Nuits sacrées)

Explanation: What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth of course, on the dark and stormy night of September 12 at Hverir, a geothermally active area along the volcanic landscape in northeastern Iceland. Geomagnetic storms produced the auroral display in the starry night sky while ghostly towers of steam and gas venting from fumaroles danced against the eerie greenish light. Tonight, there is still a chance for geomagnetic storms triggered by recent solar activity, so high-latitude skygazers should beware. And ghostly shapes may dance in your neighborhood, too. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131031.html
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Today's APOD: Night on a Spooky Planet (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2013 OP
Cool picture! Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #1
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