A House Station astronaut has captured jaw-dropping aurora over Earth.
Expedition 74 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shot the colourful phenomenon from 250 miles up — together with a vivid Milky Method and Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites.
She stated Tuesday, April 28, “Do you know that the Milky Method is even milkier when considered from the Southern Hemisphere? It is because from the southern aspect of our planet, we get a clearer, extra direct view of the dense galactic core.
“Right here’s a have a look at the Milky Method beginning over the Southern Ocean (between Australia and Antarctica) from our SpaceX Dragon window, full with some aurora (Southern Lights) and fleeting Starlink satellites. Benefit from the view!”
Aurora are pure gentle shows attributable to charged photo voltaic particles interacting with Earth’s magnetic subject and environment.
