An Aurora as seen from space

The Northern Lights as seen from the ISS.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:07

Above is an image of the Aurora Borealis as seen from the International Space Station.

Auroras usually occur in the polar zone. In northern latitudes we call it an 'aurora borealis', in southern latitudes we call it the 'aurora australis'. Auroras are formed by charged particles from the Sun colliding with the Earth's upper atmosphere and then shaped by the Earth's magnetic field.

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