Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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NASA Captures Footage of South Pole During...


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NASA Captures Footage of South Pole During Aurora, Makes a GIF By Robert T. Gonzalez | io9



Ever seen an aurora? Ever seen an aurora from space? You have now.


Via the usagov tumblr:


This is an animation of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), eight days after a record-setting solar flare sent a shower of charged particles towards Earth. From Earth, this glowing ring would appear as a curtain of light shimmering across the night sky. 

Image captured by NASA IMAGE satellite courtesy of NASA Space Place.


 



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