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VIDEO: Stunning aurora time-lapse over NZ

Publish Date
Fri, 6 May 2016, 5:51am

VIDEO: Stunning aurora time-lapse over NZ

Publish Date
Fri, 6 May 2016, 5:51am

This timelapse video was taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst as he flew over New Zealand on the International Space Station at around 400km altitude.

The nighttime video shows an aurora that occurs when Earth's atmosphere interacts with solar radiation.

Video: European Space Agency

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