L'Ile Morte by MagikUnicorn
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Little Island in the St-Lawrence river (high tide)
SPECIAL SPACE NEWS --- SPECIAL SPACE NEWS
Quest to Photograph Canada's Northern Lights From Earth and Space Begins Today:
AuroraMAX Connects to the International Space Station
Montreal, Quebec, February 2, 2012 –
The AuroraMAX Online Observatory and the International Space Station (ISS) are on a quest to capture the Northern Lights from Earth and space as part of a new pilot project to compare and share images and videos of Canada’s aurora.
ISS astronauts Don Pettit and Dan Burbank will be on standby for the next six weeks to photograph the Northern Lights for AuroraMAX, a public engagement initiative dedicated to promoting the science and the splendour of the aurora borealis. AuroraMAX is a collaboration between the University of Calgary, the City of Yellowknife, Astronomy North and the Canadian Space Agency, and features an online observatory that broadcasts the aurora live from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
When the forecast calls for active aurora, AuroraMAX alerts will be issued to invite skywatchers to view the auroras live online, while the astronauts on board the ISS photograph the aurora over Canada. After each session, the astronauts will beam their images back to Earth and within 48 hours, the public will be able to compare the imagery captured from Yellowknife with photos taken from the vantage point of space from the ISS.
Since the International Space Station orbits Earth at about 370 km in altitude—and the curtains of light stretch from around 100 km to well above 400 km—the pilot project will offer the public an astronaut’s eye view of the aurora. If the simultaneous Earth and space imagery is successful, the project might also shed light on some of the mysteries of this natural phenomenon, like why auroras form particular shapes.
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Magik
Comments (49)
Flint_Hawk
Nice capture! I'm really looking forward to seeing the pictures of the Northern Lights!
Mousson
chasse aux aurores boréales du Canada!!! wowwwwwww Magnifica captura!!!
1358
actually looks very fresh and has a hint of warmth to this... sunlight and spring thaw... best times of the year! very cool capture, shows the fury of nature!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful Wintery capture!!!!
drifterlee
I would not want to get stranded there, LOL! Cool shot!
emmecielle
Very beautiful shot! :)
carlx
Excellent photo, Magik!!!
evielouise
Good information merci will take alook asap,,lots to do today love this even dead it makes me home sick!~lol
sandra46
great shot
mgtcs
Fantastic photo Magik, amazing capture!
bebert
il y a comme une impression de fraîcheur :) belle "prise"
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture !
adrie
Beautiful view and capture MU.
MarciaGomes
IMPRESSIONANTE FOTO MEU AMIGO,ESPETACULAR PAISAGEM,PENSO QUE O GELO TRANSFORMOU EM UMA ILHA,OU O GELO ESTA CARREGANDO AS ÁRVORES.++++++++++5 OBRIGADO PELA INFORMAÇÃO DEVE SER MARAVILHOSO VER A AURORA BOREAL.
danapommet
Nice shot of this frozen little island.
Glendaw
Wow what a stunning capture. Awesome winter scenery. Thanks for sharing the added information Magik.
Faemike55
Very lovely capture
Rhanagaz
Fine capture!! If some animal live on the this little island?...Fine info about the Auroras, Magik!! :o)
RodS
Very cool (or cold) shot, Real! Beautiful photography, my friend! I'm going to have to check that out - it would be so cool to see live images of the aurora!