Art Of The Sky: Aurora 2012 (VIDEO)

Most of the artwork we feature on HuffPost Arts is created by, well, human beings, but sometimes the most dazzling visuals are beyond our control. We humbly present art of the sky!

During January's Aurora Borealis a magnetic solar wind entered Earth's magnetic field, turning the sky into a fast-motion velvety blanket pierced with gorgeous glittering lights.

This video presents the night sky in all her majesty, complete with some questionable accompanying music. At first the combination of audio and visuals is so powerful we challenge you not to shed a tear. Then the music choice gets increasingly more bizarre, but the images are still incredible enough to overcome the weird Teutonic electro schmaltz. (Did Rammstein volunteer themselves for this project?) Turn down the volume midway through to enjoy the stars in peace, or laugh at the frenzied rush of buzzsaw guitars as they enter the mix and ruin everything.

Aurora 2012 from Christian Mulhauser on Vimeo.

Comments

[Debbie Messer]

03:25 PM on 02/20/2012

Thank you Christain. This was one of my items on my "bucket list".

[carioca]

07:11 AM on 02/14/2012

Rock on, Aurora!

[Dream Machine]

10:12 PM on 02/13/2012

I see the lights often , where I live and everytime I get the feeling that an alienchild is playing around with a flashlight before the parents shoo him\her\it to bed.

[Ladder 1]

10:11 PM on 02/13/2012

Something else thats beyound our control...global warming.

[MontanaHome]

10:11 PM on 02/13/2012

That does it. I need to see the Northern Lights before I depart from this earth.

With all of the _negative news out there - it's a lovely change to see something so awe-inspiring.

[e999ner]

10:04 AM on 02/14/2012

I saw them from a cockpit window many years ago (pilots see them all the time). It is a magnificent show, indeed! While we live in a troubled world - on every continent, we can always look to nature to cheer us up. Plants, flowers, orchids are amazing constant reminders of what nature gives us, no?

[MontanaHome]

03:46 PM on 02/14/2012

So agreed!

[KatieAnnieOakley]

09:52 PM on 02/13/2012

I saw my first Northern Lights in Kent, Washington in 1986. Simply amazing. Majestic. Magical!

[Tom95134]

09:41 PM on 02/13/2012

Spooky enough to make you pee your pants!

[HowlingVoyager]

09:01 PM on 02/13/2012

Absolutely incredible and awe inspiring.

And this may be just me, but I rather thought the music fit the various moods the lights inspired in me.

[Tom95134]

09:42 PM on 02/13/2012

I didn't even listen to the music and I'm in awe of the show.

[MontanaHome]

10:11 PM on 02/13/2012

I liked it too.

[heidihaspaws]

08:51 PM on 02/13/2012

I used to live on an island on the Canadian border. The light shows at night were so absolutely amazing that words cannot do justice. I feel extremely fortunate to have witnessed such beauty.

[KatieAnnieOakley]

09:55 PM on 02/13/2012

Exactly. I feel the same: Fortunate to have witnessed the beauty of a spectacular natural wonder.

[jaynes]

08:33 PM on 02/13/2012

rad!