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In the serene landscapes of Lofoten, Norway on 28 March 2023, the sky was set ablaze by the aurora. The Northern (Southern) Lights, also known as aurorae, are natural light displays resulting from interactions between solar winds and Earth’s magnetic fields, as charged particles are redirected towards the north and south pole regions. In Norse legends, they are often depicted as a heavenly fire. In this scene, the celestial show is beautifully complemented by the silhouette of a lighthouse, as if the lighthouse ignited the mesmerising display overhead. Caught off-guard by this dazzling spectacle, the photographer swiftly captured the moment with a smartphone. This is a testament to the breathtaking surprises nature offers and the impressive capabilities of modern devices.
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Image credit:
Stephanie Ziyi Ye/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10358095
Tags:
astrophotography
Related glossary terms:
Aurora
, Aurora Borealis
, Geomagnetic Storm
Categories:
Naked Eye Astronomy
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Image caption: Gagnant du concours d'astrophotographie 2023 de l'UAI OAE, catégorie Images fixes avec smartphones-appareils mobiles : Le feu du ciel, par Stephanie Ziyi Ye.
Dans les paysages sereins des Lofoten, en Norvège, le 28 mars 2023, le ciel s'est embrasé sous l'effet d'une aurore. Cette photographie est l'une des six gagnantes dans la catégorie des images fixes prises exclusivement avec des smartphones/appareils mobiles. Les aurores boréales (ou australes) sont des manifestations lumineuses naturelles résultant des interactions entre le vent solaire et le champ magnétique terrestre, les particules chargées étant redirigées vers les régions des pôles nord et sud. Dans les légendes nordiques, elles sont souvent représentées par un feu céleste. Dans cette scène, le spectacle céleste est magnifiquement complété par la silhouette d'un phare, comme si le phare était à l'origine du spectacle hypnotique au-dessus de nos têtes. Pris au dépourvu par ce spectacle éblouissant, le photographe a rapidement capturé l'instant à l'aide d'un smartphone. Cela témoigne des surprises époustouflantes que nous offre la nature et des capacités impressionnantes des appareils modernes.
Image credit: Stephanie Ziyi Ye/UAI OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Aurore , Aurore boréale , Tempête géomagnétique Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption reviewers: Mamadou Mahamat Djabbi
Image caption: Vincitore del concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2023, categoria Immagini fisse con smartphone-dispositivi mobili: Fire of the Sky, di Stephanie Ziyi Ye.
Nei sereni paesaggi delle Lofoten, in Norvegia, il 28 marzo 2023 il cielo è stato incendiato dall'aurora. Questa fotografia del fenomeno è una delle sei vincitrici nella categoria Immagini fisse scattate esclusivamente con smartphone/dispositivi mobili. Le aurore boreali (o australi) sono spettacoli di luce naturale che derivano dalle interazioni tra i venti solari e i campi magnetici terrestri, quando le particelle cariche vengono reindirizzate verso le regioni dei poli nord e sud. Nelle leggende norrene sono spesso rappresentate come un fuoco celeste. In questa scena, lo spettacolo celeste è splendidamente completato dalla silhouette di un faro, come se quest'ultimo accendesse l'ipnotico spettacolo in alto. Colto alla sprovvista da questo spettacolo abbagliante, il fotografo ha catturato rapidamente il momento con uno smartphone. Questa è una testimonianza delle sorprese mozzafiato che la natura offre e delle impressionanti capacità dei dispositivi moderni.
Image credit: Stephanie Ziyi Ye/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Aurora , Aurora Boreale , Tempesta Geomagnetica Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
Caption reviewers: Andrea Cittadini Bellini
Image caption: 2023年3月28日，在挪威罗弗敦群岛的宁静风景中，夜空被绚烂的极光点亮。北极光（南极光），又称极光，是太阳风与地球磁场相互作用，使带电粒子转向南北极区域而产生的自然的光现象。在北欧神话中，极光常被描绘为天火。在这张照片中，极光与灯塔的剪影相映成趣，仿佛是灯塔点燃了头顶那令人沉醉的光芒。这令人屏息的景象让摄影师惊呆了，他迅速用智能手机捕捉下了这一瞬间。这既展现了自然界令人惊叹的奇迹，也彰显了现代设备的强大能力。
Image credit: 叶梓颐/国际天文学联合会教育办公室 (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: 北极光 , 地磁暴 , 极光 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Li Jiankang
Image caption: 2023年3月28日，在挪威羅弗敦群島的寧靜風景中，夜空被絢爛的極光點亮。北極光（南極光），又稱極光，是太陽風與地球磁場相互作用，使帶電粒子轉向南北極區域而產生的自然的光現象。在北歐神話中，極光常被描繪為天火。在這張照片中，極光與燈塔的剪影相映成趣，仿佛是燈塔點燃了頭頂那令人沉醉的光芒。這令人屏息的景象讓攝影師驚呆了，他迅速用智能手機捕捉下了這一瞬間。這既展現了自然界令人驚嘆的奇蹟，也彰顯了現代設備的強大能力。
Image credit: 葉梓頤/國際天文學聯合會教育辦公室 (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: 北極光 , 地磁暴 , 極光 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: An automated transliteration from the simplified Chinese translation by - Li Jiankang
