Auroral Picture from the Space Shuttle

Aurora from the
Space Shuttle
In the left foreground is the manipulator arm of the Space Shuttle. The aurora occurs in tall curtain-like structures. The bottom end of these curtains tends to be green, while the upper end is dominated by red atomic oxygen emissions.

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