# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Crvriuuqx7_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497473-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ee6ece2695.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-05-02T15:00:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Ancient clay tablets show us some of the first written records of the Northern Lights. Dating from around 680 to 655 B.C., these tablets refer to a "red glow" or a "red cloud" covering the sky.

#EarthCapture by a_bucci_photography
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#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Astronomy #Stargazing #AstronomyPhotography #Aurora

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## Tags

earthcapture, northernlights, auroraborealis, aurora, astronomyphotography, astronomy, stargazing

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