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This photograph of aurora borealis, northern aurora, was taken during the Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission (STS-47). People who live in the northernmost areas like Alaska or work in the southernmost regions like Antarctica often see colorful lights produced by Earth's natural electromagnetic generator; these shimmering expanses of light are auroras, commonly called the northern and southern lights.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpace Science. NASA/MSFC, 1992-09-01. Public domain. ID: 9513744.
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