Aurora ‘intensely green’ is captured by the astronaut aboard the Space Station; watch the video

Donald R. Pettit’s recording was made on Monday the 6th; was launched to the ISS on September 11, 2024, according to NASA

The astronaut Donald R. Pettit recorded by the International Space Station a Aurora ‘intensely green’ as he himself defined the explosions of solar rays in a post published on social media on Monday 6th.

“Flying above the ‘intensely green’ aurora,” he posted. However, it was not specified in which region the space station was located at the time of recording.

Second NASAPettit was launched to the International Space Station aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft on September 11, 2024, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.

The astronaut currently serves as a flight engineer and Expedition 72 crew member aboard the orbiting laboratory, where he will spend until at least March of this year conducting scientific experiments and maintaining the space station. He is already a NASA veteran. He was selected by the agency in April 1996. Since then he has participated in several projects of the agency.

Flying over the aurora; intensely green. pic.twitter.com/leUufKFnBB

— Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) January 6, 2025

What is an aurora?

A Aurora It looks like a beautiful light show in the sky. They can even be seen from space. According to NASA, the name of the aurora changes depending on its location.

“If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s called Northern Lightsor Northern Lights, and if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, then it is called southern lightsor the Southern Lights,” explains the agency.

Source: Terra

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