Top 8 NASA'S Captivating Images Of Aurora

BY MONEYCONTROL NEWS

June 12, 2024

KHUSHI THAKUR

Perseid Meteor Shower

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Image taken by NASA on Aug. 12, 2000, when the Perseid meteor shower was at its peak resulted in this meteor streaking overhead, these northern lights were seen in California.

Auroral Beads

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A special type of aurora, also known as Auroral beads; this photo was taken from the International Space Station on Sept. 17, 2011, in the night sky this aurora glowed like a pearl necklace.

Comet NEOWISE

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On July 14, 2020, in western Manitoba, Canada, this Comet NEOWISE photo was taken when it got visible in an aurora-filled sky.

Simmering Aurora

Credits: NASA (Jónína Óskarsdóttir)

A simmering aurora was visible over the snow-covered mountain on March 8, 2012, in Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland.

Aurora Australis

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International Space Station, as the station was orbited 271 miles over the Earth's atmosphere, the image depicts the captivating display of aurora australis

Aurora  

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This aurora image was taken on Oct 4, 2022, when it intersected the  Earth's atmosphere, resulting in it glowing above the Indian Ocean southeast of South Africa.

Aurora  Borealis 

Credit: NASA / Bill Dunford

On Nov. 4, 2021, this aurora borealis gaved a captivating view when it glowed on the northern horizon near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

Aurora  Oval 

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Aurora oval was fromed in space when the visible from the space as the light got produced due to the electrons and plasma moving along field lines spiral in and strike the atmosphere.