Astronaut Tim Peake Snaps Photo As The ISS Heads Out Of A Glowing, Green Aurora
- 8 years ago
Aurora are a breathtaking sight when observed from the ground, but apparently when facing them head-on, they can seem a bit eerie.
Aurora are a breathtaking sight when observed from the ground, but apparently when facing them head-on, they can seem a bit eerie.
Thanks to astronaut Tim Peake, people can now make the stunning-or-spooky decision for themselves.
He snapped a photo of a glowing mass as the ISS headed out of one.
Peake posted the photo to Twitter along with the message, "The @Space_Station just passed straight through a thick green fog of #aurora…eerie but very beautiful.”
The lightshows occur when energy particle streams fr
Aurora are a breathtaking sight when observed from the ground, but apparently when facing them head-on, they can seem a bit eerie.
Thanks to astronaut Tim Peake, people can now make the stunning-or-spooky decision for themselves.
He snapped a photo of a glowing mass as the ISS headed out of one.
Peake posted the photo to Twitter along with the message, "The @Space_Station just passed straight through a thick green fog of #aurora…eerie but very beautiful.”
The lightshows occur when energy particle streams fr