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Northern Lights from Above

Posted on 24 June 2007 · 13,965 views · 93 words.

Amazing picture here of the Northern Lights from space. Spotted on Digg (link here). The Aurorae are created by the interaction between outflows of energetic material from the Sun and the Earth’s ionosphere. I have never seen any, but very much would like to.

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3 Comments For This Post

  1. JS says:

    Beautiful picture. Is it public domain? Thanks…

  2. rachel says:

    wow, thanx!

  3. Syn says:

    That’s so beautiful! ^^

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