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| Photographs of Auroras from Space: If Iris, the goddess of the
rainbow, had a sister she would be the goddess of Aurora. Glowing
green ripples form arcs that constantly transform their shape into
new glowing diaphanous forms. There is nothing static about auroras.
They are always moving, always changing, and like snowflakes, each
display is different from the last. Sometimes, there is a faint touch
of red layered above the green. There are bright spots within the
arcs that come and go, and transform into upward directed rays topped
by feathery red structures. Sometimes there will be six or more rays,
sometimes none at all. In a new feature, Auroras Dancing in the Night, International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit provides a firsthand account of these spectacular red and green light shows. Links: |
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