NASA astronaut Jessica Meir posts aurora australis time-lapse from Dragon
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir just shared a gorgeous time-lapse video of the southern lights (aurora australis) from the SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon.
The footage shows green ribbons of light swirling below the spacecraft.
Meir called it "I am in awe of this ethereal and emotionally evocative phenomenon."
Meir says crew watched southern aurora
Auroras happen when charged particles from the sun hit Earth's atmosphere and get pulled toward the poles by our planet's magnetic field, creating those glowing, shifting curtains of light.
Even with their packed schedule, Meir and her crew paused to soak in the view, with Meir posting, "There is a lot going on right now on the Space Station, but fortunately we are all safe and witnessed a spectacular southern aurora show yesterday thanks to a recent solar event."