Is The Aurora In The Snow Leopard Default Wallpaper Real?

Curiosity has set in... the aurora in Leopard was beautiful and I always assumed it was a real photograph. The Snow Leopard version seems to look a little different (maybe my imagination) which raises the question is it a real photo or a Photoshop creation and if real what is it called?

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Posted on Jan 6, 2011 11:03 AM

18 replies

Tuttle

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Jan 7, 2011 8:29 AM in response to artistjoh

Also on the cutting room floor... ; )

jsd2

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Jan 7, 2011 8:29 AM in response to artistjoh

The star patterns are duplicated, so it must be a fake.
From the top left:
!http://i51.tinypic.com/iz0xp1.jpg!
.
From the top right-center:
!http://i53.tinypic.com/2nbvlmx.jpg!

Jan 7, 2011 12:15 PM in response to artistjoh

I don't recognize any constellations. (But I'm in the northern hemisphere. Is there anything familiar to you?)

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Is The Aurora In The Snow Leopard Default Wallpaper Real?