Images of the Aurora Australis as seen during mission STS-111 UF-2.

STS111-362-036 (5-19 June 2002) --- This view featuring the Aurora Australis or “southern lights” was photographed by the STS-111 crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. When this photograph was taken, the shuttle was in a position south of Australia. The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth (link to http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/) provides searchable access to other photographs of Earth taken by astronauts.