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Bright Aurora, Below Freezing

In early February, fast solar winds brought beautiful northern lights to North America and Europe.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published February 13, 2021
Data acquired February 7, 2021

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night