Midnight Flare-Up
On this night I found myself in the Arctic wilderness of Abisko National Park in Swedish Lapland. After trekking for 9.5 miles I arrived in this stunning valley in the Scandinavian Mountains. The northern lights came out right away when night fell. But I had to wait for them to become more active and spread to the eastern sky over the 5,000' high peak named Kieron. That happened after 11:00, when bright auroral curtains shimmered across the sky, lighting up the snow and turning it green. The temperature hovered at -10°F and a stiff wind was blowing across the frozen Abiskojaure lake. But this captivating view was worth every step to get here and every moment of cold endured.
- Copyright
- Kevin Palmer
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- 6016x4016 / 13.7MB
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2019, Abisko, Abisko National Park, Abiskojaure, Arctic, Europe, Kieron, March, Scandinavia, Scandinavian Mountains, Sweden, astronomy, astrophotography, aurora, aurora borealis, clouds, cold, colorful, dark, frigid, frozen, green, kevin palmer, lake, night, nikon d750, northern lights, pillars, purple, sky, snow, snowy, space, starry, stars, substorm, wilderness, winter
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- Northern Lights, Recent Work, Sweden, Night Sky
