Green Aurora Seen from the Space Station - related image preview

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Green Aurora Seen from the Space Station

As geomagnetic storms cause beautiful displays of aurora across the United States, astronauts onboard the International Space Station also have the opportunity to take a look. Green colors of the aurora are dominant in this image captured by a digital still camera on October 4, 2001.


Image ISS0030-ESC-6152 was provided by the by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts can be viewed at NASA-JSC’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

Published November 11, 2001
Data acquired October 4, 2001

Collection:
Astronaut Photography