Space weather meets cosmic disco — Earth's most gorgeous light show explained.
The aurora borealis is a natural moving multicolour light display observed in the high northern latitude. This natural phenomenon is a source of imagination and awe that drives exploration of the world around us. Dr. Brekke shared the science behind the aurora borealis as a visual manifestation on the sun-Earth connection. And how this also can affect our technology based society. He talked about the production of the documentary.
Cinematography
Time-lapse aurora footage that makes you forget to blink.
Direction
Brekke's NASA expertise packaged for actual humans.
Director
Pål Brekke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pål Brekke is a former NASA deputy project scientist for the Solar Dynamics Observatory — he literally helped build the tech capturing this data.
Indigenous Sámi people historically viewed auroras as spirits; this doc quietly bridges that reverence with hard physics.
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