Photo of Aurora Seen From Space by NASA

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DescriptionAurora Seen From Space by NASA.jpg	English: An image from the International Space Station shows a bright green and red aurora over our planet. The red coloring is reportedly caused by nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere being bombarded with radiation from a solar flare.
Date	18 September 2011
Source	https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6189010331/in/photostream https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042428/Best-auroras-seen-Britain-thanks-huge-solar-flares.html
Author	NASA -- US government agency

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