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20th April 2011, 03:46 AM
The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21294655" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21294655">The Aurora</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/terjes">Terje Sorgjerd</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
March 24, 2011 -- Take 22,000 high-definition photographs, a geomagnetic storm and some incredible talent and what do you get? A two-minute video of the Aurora Borealis as you've never seen it before.
Photographer Terje Sorgjerd braved -25 degree Celsius (-15 F) temperatures to capture this mesmerizing collection of photographs. Then, by assembling the 22,000 photos, he created a time-lapse video of the rich color and dynamic shapes of the Northern Lights that would normally be difficult to see. Adding the atmospheric Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard song "Now We Are Free" from the movie Gladiator to the mix, and Sorgjerd has created a masterpiece.
BIG PIC: Iceland Volcano Erupts With Stunning Aurora Backdrop
Having lived on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard (high in the Arctic circle) for 5 months, I had first-hand knowledge of trying to photograph the aurora erupting above my head, with limited results. Mild frostbite and many blurred photos later, I returned to my research rather than taking up sub-zero photography professionally. I have the utmost respect for what Sorgjerd has achieved here.
You can read more about the creation of this video on the Norwegian Dagbladet.no website (English translation).
ANALYSIS: What Happens When a Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Earth?
Special thanks to my friend and Dagbladet science correspondent Geir Barstein for sending me this amazing video.
http://news.discovery.com/space/video-photographs-video-aurora-arctic-110324.html
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21294655" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21294655">The Aurora</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/terjes">Terje Sorgjerd</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
March 24, 2011 -- Take 22,000 high-definition photographs, a geomagnetic storm and some incredible talent and what do you get? A two-minute video of the Aurora Borealis as you've never seen it before.
Photographer Terje Sorgjerd braved -25 degree Celsius (-15 F) temperatures to capture this mesmerizing collection of photographs. Then, by assembling the 22,000 photos, he created a time-lapse video of the rich color and dynamic shapes of the Northern Lights that would normally be difficult to see. Adding the atmospheric Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard song "Now We Are Free" from the movie Gladiator to the mix, and Sorgjerd has created a masterpiece.
BIG PIC: Iceland Volcano Erupts With Stunning Aurora Backdrop
Having lived on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard (high in the Arctic circle) for 5 months, I had first-hand knowledge of trying to photograph the aurora erupting above my head, with limited results. Mild frostbite and many blurred photos later, I returned to my research rather than taking up sub-zero photography professionally. I have the utmost respect for what Sorgjerd has achieved here.
You can read more about the creation of this video on the Norwegian Dagbladet.no website (English translation).
ANALYSIS: What Happens When a Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Earth?
Special thanks to my friend and Dagbladet science correspondent Geir Barstein for sending me this amazing video.
http://news.discovery.com/space/video-photographs-video-aurora-arctic-110324.html