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08-03-2016, 10:44 PM
A satellite in space just saw ghostly auroras dance above Earth
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From the ground, auroras look like beautifully colored curtains of light dancing in the sky, but from above, the **rthern and southern lights take on a different kind of other-worldly glow.*
A new photo taken by a satellite staring at Earth in infrared light reveals the ghostly glow of auroras stretching from Canada into the **rthern portions of the United States.
SEE ALSO: Watch as auroras dance with the International Space Station (http://mashable.com/2016/07/27/international-space-station-aurora-video/)
The new images were taken by an instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, which in the past has produced amazing images of storms on Earth and the ***** from wildfires (https://twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/760620940938059777) stretching above the planet. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/aurora-satellite-photos-**rthern-lights/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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From the ground, auroras look like beautifully colored curtains of light dancing in the sky, but from above, the **rthern and southern lights take on a different kind of other-worldly glow.*
A new photo taken by a satellite staring at Earth in infrared light reveals the ghostly glow of auroras stretching from Canada into the **rthern portions of the United States.
SEE ALSO: Watch as auroras dance with the International Space Station (http://mashable.com/2016/07/27/international-space-station-aurora-video/)
The new images were taken by an instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, which in the past has produced amazing images of storms on Earth and the ***** from wildfires (https://twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/760620940938059777) stretching above the planet. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/aurora-satellite-photos-**rthern-lights/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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