Over the past week, Norway has been witness to some jaw-dropping light shows, the result of an M8.7 class flare and a coronal mass ejection in a direction pointed toward Earth. Many Norwegians shared their photos of the northern lights — or “nordlys” in Norwegian — on Flickr, where we reached out to them for permission to republish them here, in the gallery above. Through Flickr, we can see halfway across the world, to the skies above Trondheim and across Norway.
Category: Weather
Panorama: The Gordon Lodge Bailey’s Harbor, WI
The Gordon Lodge. Flickr search.
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Brian Clark likes Door County’s eastern shore.
More of God’s Floral Handiwork
God’s Glorious Fall Colors
Madison has been blessed with a glorious fall.
Fall Color on a Gorgeous Sunday: God’s Glory
A Beautiful Airport Sunset
God’s Glory: A Fabulous Madison Sunset
A September Country Drive
Clearing Storm Near Paoli
God’s Glory: A Gorgeous Sunset
Shot with the fairly impressive iPhone 4 camera.