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Auroras: Eye-To-Eye With A Storm Striking Earth's Atmosphere

io9.com — Here's a picture of a geomagnetic storm causing crazy auroras to light up the sky over Newfoundland, as seen from the International Space Station. The ISS is actually at the same altitude as these auroras, and sometimes flies straight through the Northern Lights. Click through for another trippy picture of Earth's auroras as seen from space.

Who dugg this? Made popular Feb 12, 2008

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  • inactive, on 02/12/2008, -0/+17I meant kick ass... is that something Freudian ?
  • inactive, on 02/12/2008, -1/+15One of my goals in live is to see a full out, kiss ass Aurora.... I have seen light hazy ones living in Michigan ... but nothing like this
  • vroom101, on 02/12/2008, -0/+93072 x 2048 very-beautiful-pixels! . . .

    Green-Red Aurora Borealis. October 29, 2003. Oklahoma, USA. Photographer: Dave Ewoldt.
    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0311/auroraOK_ewol ...
    ( apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0311/auroraOK_ewoldt_f1.jpg )

    Via
    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031113.html

    Dave Ewoldt tells the story
    http://www.okweatherwatch.com/2003/aurora.html
    http://www.okweatherwatch.com/aurora.html
  • madmariner, on 02/12/2008, -0/+6There's some awesome photos like this in iStock...actually worth looking.
  • swrostmore, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7Solar radiation coinciding with earth's magnetic poles, right? My question is, what happens to the Aurora when the poles flip in 2012?
  • inactive, on 02/12/2008, -1/+6almost makes me want to pay for a trip in the sub orbital plane being built.
  • vroom101, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5Red Aurora Borealis. October 1999. Jonesport, Maine, USA. Photographer: Bill Plaskon.
    http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/aurora_h. ... ( nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/aurora_h.jpg )
    http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=61 ...
    ( nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=61155 )
  • Webler707, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Higher resolution maybe? This picture wants to be my new desktop I can tell.
  • calbff, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3If you like the northern lights, I`ve got a nice video of my own photos (sorry if this comes across like spam):
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=X61WbGCo1WU
  • wezman2, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3I hear if you fly through an Aurora, you go back in time a few seconds and the Langoliers eat you.
  • dougerdo, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Tight!!!
  • fitqueenb, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2beautiful shot. My brother in law loves photography, and they lived more northern BC for several years, I also have some beautiful Northern Lights in frames, makes for great, inexpensive art for the home. Thanks Zaibatsu for sharing this one, love those beautiful images!
  • Moetownslick, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2if you look closely, you can see a little city in the lights...
  • pyromanx, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2This one is still the best aurora picture I have seen. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071009.html
  • inactive, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Is anyone else seeing the big chunk of Independence Day ship / Borg cube in the top right of the second picture?
  • fearlessfrog, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3With his M-M-Magic!!!
    (sigh)
    There was a long period of human history where religion rather science was the dominant influence in people's lives.
    We call it the 'Dark Ages'.
  • WyattDA, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Sounds like sarcasm.. better be!
  • FordSVT1, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Read a book. Not THE book, but a book on astronomy or earth sciences would be a good place to start.

    Beautiful pics BTW.
  • warriorscot, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2We will call up the ISS and inform them of your decision.

    {while I am being sarcastic I have to share that you can actually talk to them and people do regularly with amateur radio clubs.}
  • danejaneiro, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2How many of you are like me and clicked on this because they thought it said "aureolas"?
  • chall85, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1man i dugg these three days ago. http://www.digg.com/space/Auroras_seen_from_ISS

    anyways. beautiful!
  • dutchmuse, on 02/12/2008, -0/+0really awesome space pic! i love looking at this kind of stuff--makes you put things into perspective. thanks for posting this on digg.

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