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Red and Green colors predominate in this view of the Aurora Australis photographed from the Space Shuttle Discovery...
NASA file image acquired September 11, 2005 To view a video of this event go here:...
ISS040-E-040103 (5 July 2014) --- As the International Space Station was flying at an altitude of 226 nautical miles...
ISS040-E-040088 (5 July 2014) --- As the International Space Station was flying at an altitude of 226 nautical miles...
iss072e083078 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- The aurora australis streams over the Earth as the International Space Station...
STS047-20-015 (12-20 Sept. 1992) --- This 35mm frame represents one of the more spectacular views of Aurora...
STS039-23-036 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- A 35mm frame of the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights,...
STS039-23-020 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- A 35mm frame of the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights,...
iss073e0256896 (June 3, 2025) --- The aurora australis swirls over a cloudy Pacific Ocean in this photograph from...
iss072e011489 (Sept. 27, 2024) --- The aurora australis blends with Earth's atmospheric glow blanketing the...
iss072e030161 (Oct. 10, 2024) --- The aurora australis blends into Earth's atmospheric glow in this photograph from...
iss072e032946 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- A wispy aurora australis streams over the Earth as the International Space Station...
iss072e011331 (Sept. 27, 2024) --- The aurora australis blends with Earth's atmospheric glow blanketing the...
ISS029-E-006406 (18 Sept. 2011) --- This is one of a series of night time images photographed by one of the...
ISS029-E-006404 (18 Sept. 2011) --- This is one of a series of night time images photographed by one of the...
STS-45 Earth observation taken onboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is of the Aurora Australis or Southern...
STS-45 Earth observation taken onboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is of the Aurora Australis or Southern...
STS085-365-006 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- A 35mm camera with a time exposure was used to record this image of the...
iss073e0247726 (June 12, 2025) --- The aurora australis arcs above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean in this photograph...
STS062-58-025 (4-18 March) --- This photo shows the aurora australis or souther lights. The multi-hued shafts of...
ISS029-E-008433 (17 Sept. 2011) --- This is one of a series of night time images photographed by one of the...
STS039-25-006 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- A 35mm frame of the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights,...
iss073e0608785 (June 13, 2025) --- The aurora australis streams above Earth's horizon in this long duration...
iss073e0608751 (June 13, 2025) --- The aurora australis streams above the Earth and into the atmospheric glow in...