The aurora borealis - as seen from the ISS.

[redqueen]

http://www.rincondelmisterio.com/la-aurora-boreal-vista-desde-el-espacio/en/

[Shakespeare]

1. THAT is very cool!

:bounce:

[redqueen]

8. I know, right?

:D

[Catshrink]

2. This defines awesome!

Thank you so much!

PS - I posted this in the Science forum. It is too cool to molder in the lounge!

[redqueen]

5. I didn't think it was Science-forum-worthy.

:P

I was going to post it in there... but I chickened out.

[Catshrink]

9. Oh it's very worthy!

[Arugula Latte]

3. Beautiful!

Cue Flock of Seagulls:

A cloud appears above your head;
A beam of light comes shining down on you,
Shining down on you.
The cloud is moving nearer still.
Aurora borealis comes in view;
Aurora comes in view.

(Okay, I'm forever a child of the 80s.)

Did you see these incredible photos of the sun when they were posted on DU in October?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html

Here is a sample:

[redqueen]

6. I don't believe I did...

thanks!

[Parche]

4. hey

i flew on my flight simulator a while back from Anchorage to Portland
and i could see this , it was awesome, they even have it on the computer simulator!!!!

:hi: :hug:

[redqueen]

7. Nice touch...

glad they thought to put it in there. :hi:

[NV Whino]

10. Cool!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. wicked cool...

just breathtakingly lovely. thanks for posting the link.

[Flaxbee]

12. Beautiful! Thanks for the link...

:) :hi:

[MrSlayer]

13. Awesome visuals. Love your avatar.

I like CHOCOLATE MILK!

[enigmatic]

14. wow

That's beautiful.

[FloridaJudy]

15. ********Wow!********

That is totally awe-inspiring!

Why does it appear to be visible above the atmosphere as well (those red streaks)? Is that an artifact, or how it actually looks?