Aurora Borealis as seen from space

[cHodAX]

Just spotted this over at HardOCP and thought I would post, stunning picture of the Northern Lights as seen from space.

No idea if it is old but thought I would post anyway.

 

[Wonk]

I find these pictures kind of creepy actually (seeing earth from the space, that is)

 

[CorNokZ]

Northern lights are amazing and they look so unreal.. Which makes it amazing

Have a "Thanks for sharing" rep

I find these pictures kind of creepy actually (seeing earth from the space, that is)

How come?

 

[Ati]

It is very beautiful, but i doubt that it is real.

 

[Huntingtons]

was thinking the same thing ati, but cant prove its not so

 

[Lamp]

Yes its real you donuts ! Pictures like these have been on the net and in the media for years.

 

[Huntingtons]

Yes its real you donuts ! Pictures like these have been on the net and in the media for years.

so has hoax but to be fair how are we supposed to know its real... first time i ever see a nothern light so...

 

[CorNokZ]

so has hoax but to be fair how are we supposed to know its real... first time i ever see a nothern light so...

Shouldn't we be studying for our last exams? :<

 

[Lamp]

Fair point. Each of us believes what we want to...though I don't see the point in faking such a picture. Its like faking a picture of a cloud, or a flower.

 

[CorNokZ]

Fair point. Each of us believes what we want to...though I don't see the point in faking such a picture. Its like faking a picture of a cloud, or a flower.

But alot harder <o/

 

[echome]

Get me a 1680x1050 version and you will be my best friend forever.

- Incredible that mother earth still looks this good after we have tryed to destroy her for so many years.

 

[Lamp]

Old

 

[old.Tohtori]

Believe it or not, those things look mroe spectacular in finland from below. Though, don't know how they look from above finland at that time.

Amazing still, makes you feel, small'ish.

 

[Dreamor]

Amazing, nice find.

 

[Sharaft]

it looks even better from the ground its luvly! But to the facts, if you see lots of it, it only indicates that lots of electromagnetic particles is hitting the magnetic field in our atmosphere. And that can slam out electrical components (for over 9 sec)

 

[Coldbeard]

Very nice! That pic was awesome for desktop background

 

[BloodOmen]

Very nice! That pic was awesome for desktop background

aye! does wonders when your mates drunk/passed out aswell and you print it out and hang him from the ceiling and the picture infront of his face (Must try this some day)

 

[Sparx]

aye! does wonders when your mates drunk/passed out aswell and you print it out and hang him from the ceiling and the picture infront of his face (Must try this some day)

tbh if i done this my mates would look at me as if i was special and mock me

 

[Chronictank]

not aurora borealis but my current background

 

[Heta]

was a long time since I saw a good aurora borealis

guess it have something with refusing to go outside during the winter now that I am older and have realised that cold and snow suck ass

 

[Gamah]

Tis now my background @ work

 

[eksdee]

absolutely beautiful.

 

[Ezteq]

Believe it or not, those things look mroe spectacular in finland from below...

dude, i told you soooo many times


stop talking about my crotch!

 

[old.Tohtori]

dude, i told you soooo many times


stop talking about my crotch!

Your crotch doesn't look spectacular from any angle

 

[Ezteq]

pfft you say that now, wait till youve had 17 pints of tequila and 14 rhohypnols...rohypno....rhoip...roofies! then it looks frikkin awesome!!

 

[old.Tohtori]

pfft you say that now, wait till youve had 17 pints of tequila and 14 rhohypnols...rohypno....rhoip...roofies! then it looks frikkin awesome!!

Hell, after 17 pints of tequila and no ropyf...rilloif...RYNOPHYNF...thingies! you're BFs gloryhole would look frikkin awesome

 

[Ezteq]

youve seen the cracken from POTC?


imagine one with bad breath and then see how you'd feel


*mental note, never let bf see this thread*

 

[DocWolfe]

Hell, after 17 pints of tequila and no ropyf...rilloif...RYNOPHYNF...thingies! you're BFs gloryhole would look frikkin awesome

rohypnol

 

[kirennia]

Sorry chodax but that really doesn't look so real Taking the picture itself and checking the colours of the stars seems to show a lot of them are the 'exact' same colour. I may be wrong, for which I'm always open to but it also looks way way too easily computer generated. Still an amazing picture however, from which I'd not be able to think up of on my own.

Love the pictures of the Borealis; thought it deserved a capital letter

 

[thergador]

taken from "http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html"
SS2 to Fly Through the Aurora Borealis at Sweden Spaceport 2011 so you would get to see it from all angles

click here for more shot from space