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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2022 October 30   
      
                             Night on a Spooky Planet   
              Image Credit & Copyright: St¤phane Vetter (Nuits sacr¤es)   
      
      Explanation: What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth of course, on a   
      dark and stormy night in 2013 at Hverir, a geothermally active area   
      along the volcanic landscape in northeastern Iceland. Triggered by   
      solar activity, geomagnetic storms produced the auroral display in the   
      starry night sky. The ghostly towers of steam and gas are venting from   
      fumaroles and danced against the eerie greenish light. For now, auroral   
      apparitions are increasing as our Sun approaches a maximum in its 11   
      year solar activity cycle. And pretty soon, ghostly shapes may dance in   
      your neighborhood too.   
      
                            Tomorrow's picture: big bat   
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