Stunning timelapse video of northern lights captured from space by NASA astronaut

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has tweeted stunning visuals and timelapse video of aurora as seen from space

By: Tech Desk
August 16, 2015 07:01 PM IST

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NASA atronaut Scott Kelly has tweeted stunning timelapse video of aurora or sunrise from International Space Station. An Aurora is a natural light display in the sky often seen in the high latitude regions.

Scott Kelly who is on a year-long space mission to collect important scientific data for future human exploration of our solar system. Scott Kelly started his “Year In Space” mission in March 2015. Scott Kelly served as commander of 26th long-duration mission, Expedition 26 which reached the station on 10 October 2010.

Scott Kelly has already completed 141 days in space and tweeted about aurora trailing a colourful veil over Earth. He later tweeted a stunning timelapse video of northern lights.

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