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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

09 March 2026

**The Aurora Tree**



Image Credit: Alyn Wallace

Explanation:
Yes, but can your tree do this?

Pictured is a visual coincidence between the
dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant aurora.

The beauty of the
aurora --
combined with how it seemed to mimic a
tree right nearby --
mesmerized the photographer to such a degree that
he momentarily forgot to take pictures.

When viewed at the
right angle, it seemed that this tree had aurora for leaves.

Fortunately, before the aurora morphed into a
different
overall
shape,
he came to his senses and captured the awe-inspiring
momentary coincidence.

Typically triggered by
solar explosions,
aurora are caused by high energy
electrons
impacting the
Earth's atmosphere around 150 kilometers up.

The unusual Earth-sky collaboration was witnessed in March of 2017 in
Iceland.

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