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The glowing fall

Mar. 10th, 2015 at 5:42 PM

The Glowing Fall

The eerie greens of glowing plasma stimulated by the Sun's winds of charged particles tinges the sliding waters of the falls, located in the Lofoten islands off the north coast of Norway (see http://on.fb.me/1wJI3T0). The rocks over which the water flows are old, a couple of billion years, and have been repeatedly baked and squashed as the endless dance of assembling and separating continents glided across the face of the Earth during geological history.

(from The Earth Story)

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earthspirits.livejournal.com

Mar. 10th, 2015 10:11 pm (UTC)

Wow - very, very cool!

med_cat

Mar. 11th, 2015 12:43 am (UTC)

Isn't it? Very pleased you enjoyed it :)

petrusplancius.livejournal.com

Mar. 11th, 2015 10:29 am (UTC)

Spectacular. I'd love to see the Northern Lights.

med_cat

Mar. 12th, 2015 12:39 am (UTC)

So would I...I hope to make the trip to Norway in a few years.

(Of course, one isn't guaranteed the sight...there was a recent article in the Washington Post about it, perhaps it might be of some interest:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/visiting-swedish-lapland-a-popular-tourist-spot-to-see-the-northern-lights/2015/02/26/03aa978c-b93e-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html
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petrusplancius.livejournal.com

Mar. 12th, 2015 08:35 am (UTC)

My mother looked into going to Tromso once to see the Lights, but concluded that it was too much of a risk, one might be stuck in eternal night, with little to do, and see nothing at all. People advertise trips to Iceland here to see the Lights, that seems to be a possibility, and it would be an interesting place to visit anyhow. Scandinavia is extremely expensive by the way!

med_cat

Mar. 12th, 2015 09:16 am (UTC)

Yes, Iceland Air has been advertising here too...

Thanks for the info...we shall see :)

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