The Meteor and the Nordlys
Photo of the northern lights over northern Norway by Adon Buckley.
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A meteor slices through the glow of the northern lights (or “Nordlys”) in this photo by Adon Buckley, taken near the border of Norway and Finland on the night of October 19, 2011.
“The weather was against us, it was raining heavily in the northern Norwegian town of Tromsø,” Adon describes on his Flickr page. “We drove for 2 hours and waited on the Norwegian/Finish border for 3 more and this was at the start of the show on October 19th.”
He adds, “I actually missed the shooting star when it happened, but my friend told me and I was eager to check the exposure when I got home.”
Great catch, Adon! And a wonderful photo as well.
See more of Adon’s photos on his Flickr photostream here.
Image © Adon Buckley. Used with permission.
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