Tuesday, June 22, 2010

ISS Crew Photographs Aurora Australis

Check out this photo of the aurora australis (southern lights), taken in late May by the Expedition 23 crew on board the International Space Station. According to NASA, this event was most likely caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on May 24th.

Read more about it here.

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2 comments:

  1. awitchtryingJune 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    How beautiful! It's hard to believe there's anything that looks like that in nature.

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  2. DanWinsJune 22, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    Wish and Dream that I could have been the one taking that photo.

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