Aurora Borealis seen from the City of Jyväskylä (HD)
2,587 views · Published 14 March 2012 · 1:13 · Indexed 15 October 2026
Channel: pink manta · 2012 · Science & Technology
On the late hours of the 12th of March 2012 a mild geomagnetic storm developed on our planet. From Jyväskylä, a populated, light polluted city in Central Finland, at a latitude of ~62.2º (not so north), this geomagnetic storm was possible to observe through what is better known by "Northern Lights", Aurora Borealis" or in Finnish Language the "Revontulet", which means something like "Fox Fires". The trained eyes will notice that the planet rotation is reversed. Here only for aesthetic reasons. The timelapse is made from 236 pictures taken throughout ~1h20m. At the end part of the video, when the Auroras intensify, there are two objects flying the skies. The second one is the SeaSat-1 satellite, while the first remains unidentified, probably Cosmos rocket debris. Try not to mind the wind, snow tractor lights on the foreground and the light pollution coming from Palokka. Nevertheless, you can clearly see the Perseus constellation and its clusters along with a Milky way arm. For the more passionate, can you find the well visible Andromeda galaxy? Enjoy this small experiment!
