Watch: Aurora Borealis from the ISS

By Euronews

Published on 01/05/2017 - 12:21•Updated 09/12/2019 - 10:08

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has made another incredible video.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has made another incredible video. He has captured – in time-lapse – the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from the International Space Station where he has been on a six-month mission.

The serene calm of our solar array and #aurora is accentuated by that one bright flash of lightning. #timelapse https://t.co/1ucfQMh02R pic.twitter.com/NAnMq70mvA
— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) 30 avril 2017

The Polar Aurora (Aurora Boreal in the North Pole and Aurora Australis in the South Pole) are caused by the disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field by the solar wind.

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