As the International Space Station orbits Earth, it snaps images from a still camera affixed to its underside. String them together, and you get views of terrestrial phenomena as you've never seen them before. In this case, it’s the Aurora Borealis.

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The sun is in an active phase right now, leading to displays of "Northern" lights as far south as Alabama.

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Just a little reminder that there's no point in trying to save the planet if we don't occasionally pause to enjoy it.