Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 28, 2009

A Floral Aurora Corona

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 28, 2009 is “A Floral Aurora Corona,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Zoltan Kenwell (Infocus Imagery)). The original explanation runs about 118 words.

From the explanation

“Few auroras show this level of detail. Above , a standard digital camera captured a particularly active and colorful auroral corona that occurred last week above Alberta , Canada .”

— APOD editors, July 28, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: July 28, 2009
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Zoltan Kenwell (Infocus Imagery)
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 118 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 28, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-july-28-a-floral-aurora-corona

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