Incredible Footage Of The Northern Lights In Norway (VIDEO)

Peak season to see the northern lights is nearly over, and Terje Sorgjerd, an amazing Norwegian photographer, spent a week chronicling their movement in and around Norway's Kirkenes and Pas National Park on the border of Russia recently.

MSNBC's photo blog caught up with Sorgjerd via Skype (see the video below) to talk about his work. Sorgjerd told MSNBC that he spent every night from sunset to sunrise "hunting" the Northern Lights. He took roughly 22,000 shots while there and turned it into this stunning video.

The kicker? The set the video to "Now We Are Free" from "Gladiator".

Want to see the Northern Lights? Check out these 5 cities around the world that are best for a glimpse.

WATCH:

The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

To see Sorgjerd's Skype interview, WATCH below:

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Comments

[gwbled66]

01:42 PM on 03/27/2011

Awesome! A great video!

[Terri Lorz]

11:39 AM on 03/27/2011

I am going to go to Sweden someday, stay in an ice hotel and see the northern lights. Terri Jo Lorz

[Bianca Befana]

01:51 PM on 03/26/2011

Bye-bye all...I'm outta here...but leaving by viewing awesome pix! Thank you for your gift Terje by sharing Mother Earth's beauty with us all. Blessed Be!

[gleitz05]

09:12 AM on 03/25/2011

The ugliness of war created by mankind contrasted by the beauty of nature that man cannot create.

[lolayne313]

08:46 AM on 03/25/2011

Awesome

[Delaware22]

07:54 AM on 03/25/2011

Beautiful!

[spytheweb]

06:01 AM on 03/25/2011

I first saw the NL while stationed at Loring AFB in Caribou Maine, nice!

[IndigoDingo]

05:17 AM on 03/25/2011

an antidote to all the bad news and squabbling - reminds me of what is worth paying attention to in this world!

[WierdWookie]

05:04 AM on 03/25/2011

So beautiful. Thanks for the view and the lovely music.

[Jim Pasterczyk]

04:24 AM on 03/25/2011

Sure beats cable!

[Sydney Krueger]

03:44 AM on 03/25/2011

Beautiful!! http://shhhparis.blogspot.com/, http://thetastysidetolife.blogspot.com/2010/10/making-champagne-region-napa-like.html

[Charles Hamel]

03:06 AM on 03/25/2011

Simply stunning, I wish I could experience this first hand. It would make for an amazing camping trip.

[moose and squirrel]

02:33 AM on 03/25/2011

stuff like this makes me believe in god.

[Delaware22]

07:53 AM on 03/25/2011

Makes me believe in nature, chemistry, physics...and, who knows, perhaps a god; but not the mean one, the nice one, please!

[sus2222]

12:24 AM on 03/26/2011

or one that Exists as a Thread flowing thru Everything, as in All Eyes on the Earth are CONNECTED... oops , Ancient Hindu.

[EverthingThatRises]

01:47 AM on 03/25/2011

I don't trust a person who doesn't love nature, there is nothing more awe inspiring

[Theophrastus]

01:25 AM on 03/25/2011

I never thought the sun farting on the Earth could be so beautiful.