半球形的谢尔亨里克森天文台，挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛 Kjell Henriksen Observatory in Svalbard, Norway (© Vincent Fournier/Gallery Stock)

半球形的谢尔亨里克森天文台，挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛 Kjell Henriksen Observatory in Svalbard, Norway (© Vincent Fournier/Gallery Stock)

Kjell Henriksen Observatory

While these domes look like they should be in a movie set depicting a galaxy far, far away, they're actually part of a scientific research station here on planet Earth. Kjell Henriksen Observatory is named for a Norwegian scientist whose research focused on polar lights. The aurora borealis is frequently seen here, deep within the Arctic Circle on Norway's remote Svalbard territory. And the observatory is specially designed to observe the aurora. Since it opened in 2008, the observatory has become a destination for atmospheric scientists, who can rent one of these thirty glass-topped rooms built to house high-end optical instruments.

基尔·亨利克森天文台

虽然这些圆顶看起来像是在电影场景中描绘了一个遥远的星系，但它们实际上是地球上一个科学研究站的一部分。基尔·亨利克森天文台是以一位挪威科学家的名字命名的，他的研究集中在极光上。在挪威偏远的斯瓦尔巴特地区的北极圈深处，经常可以看到北极光。天文台是专门为观测极光而设计的。自2008年开放以来，天文台已成为大气科学家的目的地，他们可以租用这30间玻璃顶房间中的一间，这些房间是为安装高端光学仪器而建造的。