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Harmonic produced this show exclusively for NASA TV UHD, using time-lapses shot from the International Space Station, showing both the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis phenomena that occur when electrically charged electrons and protons in the Earth's magnetic field collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere.
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An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
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Original – The aurora, or northern lights, over the Víkurkirkja church at Vík in Iceland on a clear night. Reason Good image composition, illustrates both the Aurora phenomenon and the iconic Víkurkirkja church. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Aurora, Vík í Mýrdal FP category for this image
Rendered content included with DreamScene (such as an animated realization of the Windows Aurora background) was produced by Stardock, [3] while photographic content was provided by the Discovery Channel. [4] [5] Third-party video content in MPEG or WMV format may also be used. [6] In addition, AVI files can be played by altering the file ...
"Aurora" refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. [1] Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the "northern lights", that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean. The CP-140A Arcturus was a related variant used primarily for pilot training and coastal surface patrol missions.