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August Auroras Light Up North American Skies

An unexpected aurora colored the skies of Canada and northern U.S. states.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published August 30, 2018
Data acquired August 26, 2018

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night