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A wispy aurora intersects with Earth’s airglow

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Oct 27, 2021
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A wispy aurora intersects with Earth's airglow
A wispy aurora, intersecting with Earth's airglow, is pictured from the International Space Station.

iss066e008713 (Oct. 19, 2021) — A wispy aurora, intersecting with Earth’s airglow, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 274 miles above the Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica.