Fascinating new video from the International Space Station shows the aurora borealis, stars and a fleeting meteor shower.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Matthew Dominic, SpaceX Crew 8 Astronauts on the mission released new time-lapse photos of Earth just before sunrise, a nighttime scene that shows the aurora borealis dancing through Earth’s atmosphere, twinkling stars, passing satellites, and fleeting meteor trails.
Time lapse is Cupola Module A view of the orbital laboratory. The robotic Canadarm2 is visible in the foreground of the video. Dominique shared a new time-lapse video: Post to X (Officially on Twitter) July 21st.
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“If you look carefully you can see a shooting star flying towards the Earth on the way,” Dominic wrote in the post.
But what really stands out in the timelapse is the green and purple aurora lighting up the night sky. AuroraThe phenomenon commonly known as the Aurora Borealis or Southern Lights SunAlso known as the solar wind, this phenomenon collides with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, exciting them and creating a brilliant light show.
This year was a year of spectacular aurora displays. Solar maximumThis occurs when the sun reaches its peak activity in its 11-year cycle, resulting in the Earth being bombarded with more solar particles and the aurora borealis appearing more frequently at night.
Dominique Release Dominique will arrive at the space station on March 3, 2024, to serve as a flight engineer for the orbiting laboratory during the planned six-month mission. In addition to assigned tasks such as scientific experiments and space station maintenance, Dominique enjoys taking photographs from his vantage point in space.
in Another articleDominic explained how he and his crew mates set up the unique shot. Dragon The Endeavour carried eight astronauts to the space station. The crew Boeing Starliner Looking up at the Dragon from the cockpit window, we took a portrait of each crew member. This perfectly timed photo was also taken by Dominic. Share with X (formerly known as Twitter) used moonlight to illuminate the dragon, with stars and a portion of the Milky Way in the background.
