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Aurora at Booster Bay -Norway. Feb 16 2006

author: D.Anderson/Novapix

reference: t-met01-11029

Image Size 300 DPI: 27 * 22 cm

This image is taken at the Andoya Rocket Range near Andenes Norway. The Rocket launch facility is at left and the bay gets its name from the fact that many rocket boosters end up in the water as research rockets are launched out over the Ocean. The facility at 69.2 degrees north latitude is the world's northernmost permenent launch facility and is located right in the auroral zone where the auroras might be visible any night that it is dark and clear. It is the Norwegians who pioneered the study of the aurora and first determined its altituded photographically over 100 years ago.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ANDOYA - ANDOYA ROCKET RANGE - AURORA - AURORA BOREALIS - EARTH - EUROPE - HORIZON - LANDSCAPE - MAGNETIC FIELD - MAGNETOSPHERE - NIGHT - NORWAY - REFLECTION - SPACE CENTER - STAR - STARRY SKY -