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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                 2023 November 25   
      
                               Little Planet Aurora   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Lima   
      
      Explanation: Immersed in an eerie greenish light, this rugged little   
      planet appears to be home to stunning water falls and an impossibly   
      tall mountain. It's planet Earth of course. On the night of November 9   
      the nadir-centered 360 degree mosaic was captured by digital camera   
      from the Kirkjufell mountain area of western Iceland. Curtains of   
      shimmering Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights provide the pale greenish   
      illumination. The intense auroral display was caused by solar activity   
      that rocked Earth's magnetosphere in early November and produced strong   
      geomagnetic storms. Kirkjufell mountain itself stands at the top of the   
      stereographic projection's circular horizon. Northern hemisphere   
      skygazers will recognize the familiar stars of the Big Dipper just   
      above Kirkjufell's peak. At lower right the compact Pleiades star   
      cluster and truly giant planet Jupiter also shine in this little   
      planet's night sky.   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: The Surface of 67P   
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