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View of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light
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View of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light

NASA / JSC · 1973-08-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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SL3-130-3130 (July-September 1973) --- An excellent view of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamer of light, in the Southern Hemisphere, as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. The space station was moving into the sunlight when this picture was taken. This view is near the edge of the aurora cap. The surface of the Earth is in the foreground. The permanent aurora over the South Pole is in the background. Scientist-astronaut Owen K.

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Credit lineView of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light. NASA/JSC, 1973-08-01. Public domain. ID: sl3-130-3130.

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