Grumpy Old Man Photography
A Nordic myth? The Midgard Serpent, Jormungandr, searches for Thor in the moonlight, spitting its poison over the land
It is easy to see how the aurora and fertile imaginations could give rise to stories in Nordic mythology such as that of Jormungandr, a serpent so large, it surrounded the earth and grasped its own tail with its mouth. The aurora in this photo has not been altered, it is exactly how it appeared. Also, it may be of interest, at the centre of the photo, when enlarged, you will see Newton Rings. These diffraction patterns seem to have been caused by the two discs of the polarising filter touching each other in the centre. It was an old filter :-)
A Nordic myth? The Midgard Serpent, Jormungandr, searches for Thor in the moonlight, spitting its poison over the land
It is easy to see how the aurora and fertile imaginations could give rise to stories in Nordic mythology such as that of Jormungandr, a serpent so large, it surrounded the earth and grasped its own tail with its mouth. The aurora in this photo has not been altered, it is exactly how it appeared. Also, it may be of interest, at the centre of the photo, when enlarged, you will see Newton Rings. These diffraction patterns seem to have been caused by the two discs of the polarising filter touching each other in the centre. It was an old filter :-)