# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BPH8oj3jkHe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15346038-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f557542f43.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-01-11T12:31:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Who guards the north? The featured picture was taken last March in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow. Surreal landscapes sometimes result, where white alien-looking sentinels seem to patrol the landscape. In actuality though, the aliens are snow-covered trees, and the red hut they seem to be guarding is an outhouse. Far in the distance, behind this uncommon Earthly vista, is a beautiful night sky which includes a green aurora, bright stars, and streaks of orbiting satellites. Of course, in the spring, the trees thaw and Lapland looks much different. Image Credit & Copyright: Pierre Destribats #APOD #Finland #winter #landscape #snow #weather #aurora #cold #beautiful

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## Tags

snow, cold, apod, finland, beautiful, winter, aurora, landscape, weather

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