The Aurora, as You've Never Seen It Before : Video

[n2doc]

March 24, 2011 -- Take 22,000 high-definition photographs, a geomagnetic storm and some incredible talent and what do you get? A two-minute video of the Aurora Borealis as you've never seen it before.

Photographer Terje Sorgjerd braved -25 degree Celsius (-15 F) temperatures to capture this mesmerizing collection of photographs. Then, by assembling the 22,000 photos, he created a time-lapse video of the rich color and dynamic shapes of the Northern Lights that would normally be difficult to see. Adding the atmospheric Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard song "Now We Are Free" from the movie Gladiator to the mix, and Sorgjerd has created a masterpiece.

Having lived on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard (high in the Arctic circle) for 5 months, I had first-hand knowledge of trying to photograph the aurora erupting above my head, with limited results. Mild frostbite and many blurred photos later, I returned to my research rather than taking up sub-zero photography professionally. I have the utmost respect for what Sorgjerd has achieved here.

You can read more about the creation of this video on the Norwegian Dagbladet.no website (English translation).


Special thanks to my friend and Dagbladet science correspondent Geir Barstein for sending me this amazing video.

--Ian O'Neill

video at link (must see!)
http://news.discovery.com/space/video-photographs-video-aurora-arctic-110324.html

[Confusious]

1. Eh, once you've seen them for real

Video is just a little box of color.

[n2doc]

2. snob

(just kidding) However, lots of us never have gotten the opportunity to see them, so this is pretty nice.

[housewolf]

3. Nice! Thanks for posting this

I forwarded it to some friends, I'm sure they will enjoy it too.

[ginnyinWI]

4. thankyou

It's two minutes of beauty.