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- fcbfan, on 02/10/2008, -0/+48seeing an aurora in real life must be something stunning to behold...hope i get to see one in my lifetime.
- bowe, on 02/10/2008, -2/+30makes a great desktop. It's a really amazing photograph which didn't require any tricks to make.
- akcoder, on 02/10/2008, -0/+20Come to Alaska in the winter time. If you can stand the cold :) The Fairbanks area (where this picture was taken) has a very thriving tourist market catering to people who want to see the aurora.
20 years ago, I used to see them all the time when I delivered news papers at 4 AM. Now I don't get up that early :)
If you look in the upper right of the picture, that cluster of stars is the big dipper! - w0lfh0und, on 02/10/2008, -2/+16Well worth a digg and a stumble.
- inactive, on 02/10/2008, -1/+14What's that odd looking part on the bottom left there?
- oxymoron69, on 02/10/2008, -1/+13I only wish I had a display large enough to do this artwork justice.
- GlitchEnzo, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11Um, are you talking about the meteor that's mentioned in the title?
- junior66, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11Link to the site with background info on the pix.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071009.html - Rowan187, on 02/10/2008, -1/+11Very awesome, I live in Alaska, and see the "northern lights" quite often, but never as vivid as this!
- akcoder, on 02/10/2008, -0/+9One other thing I'll add, is its quite enchanting to see the aurora dance in the sky. I used to stop stop in the middle of the road while delivering my papers to watch them.
- stillasleep00, on 02/10/2008, -2/+10Before someone says it... IT'S NOT AN HDR.
Believe it or not, it's possible to get stunning images in other ways. - mal1964, on 02/10/2008, -0/+7Minnesota Version
http://lightningboy.com/auroraphoto/index.htm - stillasleep00, on 02/10/2008, -1/+8The ***** Loch Ness monster, of course.
In Alaska. - akcoder, on 02/10/2008, -0/+7I live in Alaska as well (Chugiak area), and I would disagree with you. I tend to think they are more vivid in person. This picture likes kinda muddy (Not dissing the picture, just saying). But I'm willing to bet thats because the exposure on the camera had to be open for a long time to capture it all.
- oshawapilot, on 02/10/2008, -0/+6"Digitally fused" seems to indicate otherwise IMHO, but a great pic none the less.
- tehnoobifier, on 02/10/2008, -1/+7this is incredible, and my new background, great photography
- GoatRoper, on 02/10/2008, -0/+5Meteors are a damn tough thing to get, let alone against a lake with the northern lights.
Bravo. - GoatRoper, on 02/10/2008, -1/+6The photo was stitched there, just some brush
- Millenium, on 02/10/2008, -0/+5Entirely possible. I, too, am from Alaska (Anchorage area), and sometimes it's too damn cold to snow.
- butyoulied, on 02/10/2008, -0/+5if the camera does the panorama for you, sometimes you'll get a mismatched seam.. my camera does it when the pitch isn't quite the same.
- TaniaDerveaux, on 02/10/2008, -0/+4Hello new Compiz sky-dome.
- phpchris, on 02/10/2008, -1/+5It's an epic win spanned across 2 monitors.
- GoatRoper, on 02/10/2008, -1/+5Judging by the star creep I would say it is about a 10 second exposure, that is why the lights looks so vivid.
- verkon, on 02/10/2008, -0/+4Not sure what it is, but it ain't the big dipper. The star formation does not matchup with the link akcoder provided, and I recall it being bigger
- Gravey9, on 02/10/2008, -0/+4apparently not
- dcd722, on 02/10/2008, -1/+5......it seems as though Vista has borrowed this photo for desktop purposes
- akcoder, on 02/10/2008, -0/+4I could be wrong, I'm not a star-gazer, but I'm pretty sure the cluster of stars in the upper right of the picture is the big dipper.
http://my.execpc.com/60/B3/culp/astronomy/Spring/P ... - Dotmeister, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3I think that's the Pleiades.
- absolutzombie, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3Aurora to the naked eye is usually about 1/10th as bright as pictures. Most of these the camera has been left to expose for 20-30-60 seconds. I'm in Minneapolis and a few years ago there was a huge display, which I saw from an airplane while flying home, in the car on the way to my apartment, and from my south facing balcony. Even in fairly heavy light pollution, they were distinct, mostly pink and green. When I took pictures of about 30-45s exposure there were blues and reds and purples. It was as if there was this whole crazy show going on right in front of me, but I couldn't see it.
- adventflux, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3And that's the Pleiades cluster to the top right.
- digindrivefast, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3Yeppers! Good call!
- brewer, on 02/10/2008, -1/+4Don't be disappointed when the color isn't as vivid. Your cones (color-sensing cells in the eyes) don't work as well in low-light.
- Rowan187, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3Yes, but i'm in the Ketchikan area, southeast alaska. it doesn't get too bright here, but once in a while its fairly active. I know fairbanks has had amazing ones with tons of various colors, but it mainly stays green in Ketchikan
- quomen, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3Isn't this one of Windows Vistas wallpapers?
- digindrivefast, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3Page could not be found...
And did YOU see it... - FadieZ, on 02/10/2008, -0/+3I guess you could use it for a dual screen.
- cruzer2727, on 02/10/2008, -2/+5Awesome! finally a background that will fit my 24 inch without stretching the pic. Great wallpaper!
- digindrivefast, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Are you sure? I've seen them, real time in Alaska and pictures, or telling another of the experience didn't work. The night is cold and you feel the energy, and the colors dance and you get "sounds" that you cannot describe!
Are you sure? - digindrivefast, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Go North & see it up close & personal...
- selfdisplaced, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2and again solidifying my need to move to Alaska, or at least go there.
- megaton, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Given that the image is clearly LDR--the only thing illuminated is the light source plus its reflection off the lake--why would anyone (except the 6 people that dugg you up) think it could possibly be confused with HDR?
- kwulf, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2or its a plane...but none the less breathtaking
- mk2ja, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2I'm always lookin for something good to fit MY 24 inch....
(sorry.. had to..) - digindrivefast, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Loon Lake, (just before Talkeetna, Ak.) January 1977
There is nothing like a night sky full of color, movement, and sound!
It has to be seen in person, to be felt! The re-telling is never good enough!
An incredible event that I encourage all to seek! - cerrid, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2A couple people have said it could be fake as there are some discrepancies in the left and right of the image. Most likely, this is due to poor panoramic stitching on the photographers part from what can be seen (which in the best of conditions can be hard to do much less in the dark with "generic" foreground and background references). Either way, it's a beautiful picture.
- SilverBack101, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Undeniably one of the most beautiful pictures I've seen for a long time.
- dcd722, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2troll?
- inactive, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2You guys are in denial.
It's Cloverfield. - ggacid, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Yep, the Vista desktop image is of a different location though.. I actually had the Vista one as my background and have switched to this image instead.
- Mahurtama, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2Good ol' Dust in the night sky.
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