Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]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. 2026 February 10 [2]A person with the arms raised stands atop of a rock peak covered in snow. Snow covered mountains are all around. Green aurora swirl overhead and reflect off the snow. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. In Green Company: Aurora over Norway Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Max Rive Explanation: Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, [4]clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a [5]spectacular auroral display. Arms went high in the air, patience and experience [6]paid off, and the creative [7]featured image was captured as a composite from three separate exposures. The setting is a summit of the [8]Austnesfjorden (a [9]fjord) close to the town of [10]Svolvear on the [11]Lofoten islands in northern [12]Norway. The year was 2014. This year, our [13]Sun is just passing [14]solar maximum, the peak in its 11-year [15]surface activity cycle. As expected, some [16]spectacular [17]auroras have [18]recently [19]resulted. Portal Universe: [20]Random APOD Generator Tomorrow's picture: sun spotted __________________________________________________________________ [21]< | [22]Archive | [23]Submissions | [24]Index | [25]Search | [26]Calendar | [27]RSS | [28]Education | [29]About APOD | [30]Discuss | [31]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [32]Robert Nemiroff ([33]MTU) & [34]Jerry Bonnell ([35]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [36]Specific rights apply. [37]NASA Web Privacy, [38]Accessibility, [39]Notices; A service of: [40]ASD at [41]NASA / [42]GSFC, [43]NASA Science Activation & [44]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2602/greencompany_rive_2916.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/maxrivephotography/ 4. https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221009.html 6. https://hiawasseevet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/smiling-cat-for-web-300x250.jpg 7. https://www.flickr.com/photos/apojapo/13297070714/ 8. https://youtu.be/JRkW57Oif7U 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord 10. https://youtu.be/e8_mxu86Jps 11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofoten 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway 13. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/ 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230711.html 15. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/solar-cycles/ 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241013.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240612.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260101.html 19. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.881873341207911&type=3 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/random_apod.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260209.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 25. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 27. https://apod.com/feed.rss 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 30. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=260210 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260211.html 32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 34. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 35. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 36. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 37. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 38. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 39. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 40. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 41. https://www.nasa.gov/ 42. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 43. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 44. http://www.mtu.edu/