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image credit & copyright: Mia Stalnacke



what does an aurora look like to a frog ?

"Awesome!" is the likely answer, suggested by this imaginative snapshot taken on october 3rd from Kiruna, Sweden

frequented by apparitions of the northern lights, Kiruna is located in Lapland north of the Arctic Circle, and often under the auroral oval surrounding planet Earth's geomagnetic north pole

to create a tantalizing view from a frog's perspective the photographer turned on the flashlight on her phone and placed it on the ground facing down, resting her camera's lens on top

the "diamonds" in the foreground are icy pebbles right in front of the lens, lit up by the flashlight

reflecting the shimmering northern lights, the "lake" is a frozen puddle on the ground

of course, in the distance is the Bengt Hultqvist Observatory































in apod.nasa.gov/apod