Neon blue displays on the water are created by blooms of single-cell organisms called dinoflagellates.
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Neon blue displays on the water are created by blooms of single-cell organisms called dinoflagellates.
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Jo Malcomson, owner of <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F05%2F19%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fbioluminescence-turns-australia-shores-blue%2Fwww.blackpaw.com.au" target="_blank">Blackpaw Photography,</a> captured the dazzling display of bioluminescence in Hobart, Australia, on Monday.
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Jo Malcomson, owner of Blackpaw Photography, captured the dazzling display of bioluminescence in Hobart, Australia, on Monday.
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The brightness of the blooms is due to the dinoflagellates reacting to forces, like a wave breaking or a boat passing by.
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The brightness of the blooms is due to the dinoflagellates reacting to forces, like a wave breaking or a boat passing by.
Jo Malcomson/Blackpaw Photography
This phenomenon in Tasmania was created by Noctiluca scintillans, also known as Sea Sparklers.
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This phenomenon in Tasmania was created by Noctiluca scintillans, also known as Sea Sparklers.
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Malcomson said photographing the phenomenon was like entering a "magical wonderland."
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Malcomson said photographing the phenomenon was like entering a "magical wonderland."
Jo Malcomson/Blackpaw Photography
Bioluminescence is fairly common, but large concentrations of blooms are pretty uncommon.
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Bioluminescence is fairly common, but large concentrations of blooms are pretty uncommon.
Jo Malcomson/Blackpaw Photography
Astrophotographer <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMatthewHolzphotography" target="_blank" target="_blank">Matthew Holz</a> unintentionally captured the dazzling bioluminescence in Tasmania.
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Astrophotographer Matthew Holz unintentionally captured the dazzling bioluminescence in Tasmania.
Courtesy Matthew Holz
While photographing the Aurora Australis on May 13, he noticed the water was glittering in his photos, but he initially thought there was a white balance issue with his camera.
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While photographing the Aurora Australis on May 13, he noticed the water was glittering in his photos, but he initially thought there was a white balance issue with his camera.
Courtesy Matthew Holz
He and a friend later walked closer to the shore and saw little speckles of shimmering blue floating in the water. "When disturbed, they lit up rather intensely," he said.
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He and a friend later walked closer to the shore and saw little speckles of shimmering blue floating in the water. "When disturbed, they lit up rather intensely," he said.
Courtesy Matthew Holz