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Imaggeo on Mondays: Sky-high dancing lights

Sky high by Taro Nakai, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence.

Sky high by Taro Nakai, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence.

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“Murphy Dome has an elevation of 776 meters, and since it is located in a cold subarctic area, the top of this mountain is so-called alpine tundra. Therefore, there are no tall trees and we can see the unobstructed view of the spectacular northern lights,” said Nakai.

Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can be used by scientists for their presentations or publications as well as by the press. If you submit your images to imaggeo, you retain full rights of use, since they are licenced and distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence.

Bárbara Ferreira was the Media and Communications Manager of the European Geosciences Union from 2011 to 2019. Bárbara has also worked as a science writer specialising in astrophysics and space sciences, producing articles for the European Space Agency and others on a freelance basis. She has a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge.


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