Check out this incredible video of the Southern Lights from space
 

Check out this incredible video of the Southern Lights from space
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German astronaut Alexander Gerst captured an amazing timelapse of the Aurora Australis, aka the Southern Lights, glittering from the International Space Station.*

The video shows 38 seconds of electric green lights dancing energetically to the tune of an upbeat piano song somewhere over the south pole.

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According to the European Space Agency (ESA), the video is made up of nearly 1,000 images taken in rapid succession and was taken during one of the 16 orbits the ISS makes daily.*




Gerst tweeted out his awe at the experience.* Read more...

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