APOD 5: A Starry Night in Iceland



May 17, 2011
"A Starry Night in Iceland"

This image was taken over Jokulsarlon, the largest glaciel lake in Iceland. This photograph captured two green  auroral rings, as well as the reflections of the rings on the lake, creating a mystic unity to the piece. The Milky Way Galaxy,  Pleiades open clusters of stars, and the Andromeda galaxy. Powerful coronal ejection from the Sun caused these auroras to be seen as far south as Wisconsin. The fisheye composition and the values of a myraid of colors creates a breathtaking snapshot, which made it a clear winner of an international competition for landscape astrophotography.