Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 November 25 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Little Planet Aurora Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Victor Lima Explanation: Immersed in an eerie greenish light, this rugged [5]little planet appears to be home to stunning water falls and an impossibly tall mountain. [6]It's planet Earth of course. On the night of November 9 the nadir-centered 360 degree mosaic was [7]captured by digital camera from the [8]Kirkjufell mountain area of western Iceland. Curtains of [9]shimmering Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights provide the pale greenish illumination. The intense auroral display was caused by solar activity that rocked [10]Earth's magnetosphere in early November and produced strong geomagnetic storms. Kirkjufell mountain itself stands at the top of the [11]stereographic projection's circular horizon. Northern hemisphere skygazers will recognize the familiar stars of the Big Dipper just above Kirkjufell's peak. At lower right the compact Pleiades star cluster and truly giant [12]planet Jupiter also shine in this little planet's night sky. Tomorrow's picture: The Surface of 67P __________________________________________________________________ [13]< | [14]Archive | [15]Submissions | [16]Index | [17]Search | [18]Calendar | [19]RSS | [20]Education | [21]About APOD | [22]Discuss | [23]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [24]Robert Nemiroff ([25]MTU) & [26]Jerry Bonnell ([27]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [28]Specific rights apply. [29]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [30]ASD at [31]NASA / [32]GSFC, [33]NASA Science Activation & [34]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2311/Kirkjufell2023Nov9_2048.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/victorlimaphoto/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210305.html 6. https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/apps/sites/#/earth-information-center 7. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz3ne8SL6tA/ 8. https://www.google.com/maps/@64.9406563,-23.2972301,13z?entry=ttu 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231117.html 10. https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/earths-magnetosphere/ 11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereographic_projection 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231124.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231124.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 17. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 22. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=231125 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231126.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 27. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 29. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 30. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 33. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 34. http://www.mtu.edu/