The Aurora Tree

Yes, but can your tree do this?

Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant Aurora. The beauty of the Aurora — combined with how it seemed to mimic a tree right nearby — mesmerized the photographer to such a degree that he momentarily forgot to take pictures. When viewed at the right angle, it seemed that this tree had Aurora for leaves. Fortunately, before the Aurora morphed into a different overall shape, he came to his senses and capture the awe-inspiring momentary coincidence.

Typically triggered by solar explosions, Aurora are caused by high energy electrons impacting the Earth’s atmosphere around 150 kilometers up.

The unusual Earth-sky collaboration was witnessed in March of 2017 in Iceland.

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