A U R O R A
Auroras are formed when charged particles that are emitted from the sun hit the Earth’s magnetic field and the atoms in the atmosphere. This interaction causes the gases in the atmosphere to give out photons of different energies, which can be seen from Earth as light.
This beauty was shot from the International Space Station on a night of September 2016.
#internationalspacestation – by @borninthe1990s on Instagram
