It is also pretty damn far away from everything, though. I forget the exact time of the drive, but I severely underestimated the time it added to our trip from Reykjavik to Akureyri

Aurora borealis are easier to spot because places like Scandinavia, Iceland, and Alaska are above 60°N and they’re relatively easy to visit. It is very rare to see auroras outside these polar latitudes.

New Zealand and Patagonia, the southernmost inhabited places, only reach about 50° and 56°S respectively. These regions are extremely remote and difficult to travel to, and conditions are always less than ideal. The only place you can reliably see aurora australis is Antarctica, which is pretty much inaccessible.

Wow.

I was in Auckland 2 weeks ago and all I saw were roads under construction:/

Hello :)

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Well, Seymour. You are an odd fellow but I must say, you steam a good ham.

This is so beautiful!

I see a cat sitting from behind

Where about in NZ was this taken?

I’m actually in Iceland this week and I’ve managed to capture a few photos of it earlier this week (Monday & Tuesday). Today it’s raining here with high winds so no chance today sadly..

Seymour! The house is on fire! No mother, it's just the Southern Lights.

Very nice photo!

Wow, amazing photo! You should send it in to a photo contest!❤

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CMEs can occur without solar flares although most large CMEs coincide with solar flares. It's not a well understood phenomenon.

Hwy 99?

Where is the Polar Bear?

But it's upside down. Clearly this image is flipped vertically.

We were just at Zion a couple of weeks ago. We got hail and rain. The hail sucked, obviously, but the rain led to a lot of really cool waterfalls.

Ethereal! Great shot

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Nice capture

Kinda reminds me of “God’s Thumb” from Holes. Brilliant shot!