ISS006-E-47517
NASA Photo ID | ISS006-E-47517 |
Focal Length | 28mm |
Date taken | 2003.04.20 |
Time taken | 17:09:00 GMT |
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3032 x 2004 pixels 540 x 334 pixels 1024 x 677 pixels 540 x 334 pixels 3032 x 2064 pixels 639 x 435 pixels
3032 x 2004 pixels 540 x 334 pixels 1024 x 677 pixels 540 x 334 pixels 3032 x 2064 pixels 639 x 435 pixels
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Country or Geographic Name: | AURORA |
Features: | AURORA AUSTRALIS |
Features Found Using Machine Learning: | AURORA, PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 25 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | -36° |
Sun Azimuth: | 112° |
Camera: | Kodak DCS760c Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 28mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 3060E: 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array |
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639 pixels | 435 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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Image Caption: If Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, had a sister she would be the goddess of Aurora. Glowing green ripples form arcs that constantly transform their shape into new glowing diaphanous forms. There is nothing static about auroras. They are always moving, always changing, and like snowflakes, each display is different from the last. Sometimes, there is a faint touch of red layered above the green. There are bright spots within the arcs that come and go, and transform into upward directed rays topped by feathery red structures. Sometimes there will be six or more rays, sometimes none at all.
In a new feature, Auroras Dancing in the Night, International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit provides a firsthand account of these spectacular red and green light shows.
In a new feature, Auroras Dancing in the Night, International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit provides a firsthand account of these spectacular red and green light shows.