Saturday

Northern nights...

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Fridtjof Nansen's 'Farthest North'
London: George Newnes Ltd, 1898, 2 vols.
University of Stirling Archives


Moon-ring with vertical axis through the moon 1893
Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893.
Pastel Sketch. 'Farthest North', by Fridtjof Nansen
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Mary (Watts) Russell (ca.1792-1840) as 'Aurora'
artist unknown to me
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Baronne_Rigoley_d%27Ogny_as_Aurora_by_Nattier.jpg

Portrait of Baronne Rigoley d'Ogny as 'Aurora',
née Élisabeth d'Alencey, 1752
by Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)
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Marie-Anne, Duchesse de Chateauroux, 1740
as 'Aurora' by Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Jean-Marc_Nattier%2C_The_Countess_de_Brac_as_Aurora_%281741%29.jpg

'The Countess de Brac as 'Aurora', 1741
by Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)
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Olga Spessivtseva as 'Aurora'
in 'The Sleeping Princess', 1921.
Photo by E. O. Hoppé,
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1909 polar night light from
a German dictionary
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Frank Johnston, A Northern Night, 1917

'Frank Johnston: 'A Northern Night', 1917
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Adolf Frey-Moock (1881-1954):
Sinnede - Musing
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5 kommentarer:

Maria said...

Hola Mette! Oh, i would love to see the Northern Lights,just a dream!! Thanks for share my friend!

Aputsiaq said...

Northern lights are so amazing...magical and overwealming!

Xavik said...

I dream to see it live..did you see this beatiful video?
http://vimeo.com/21294655

Xavik said...

This shows how it looks like from the space - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0fTKAqZ5g @1:23

Aputsiaq said...

Xavik, thanks for the two amazing Northern Light videos...so funny to see them from space as well...so beautiful ...and strange to see the world from 'out there'! Thanks!