Aurora

The best place to see the Northern Lights? From space...

The timelapse was taken during a sunrise.

NASA ASTRONAUT SCOTT Kelly captured images of the Northern Lights from the international space station on Tuesday.

The timelapse was taken during a sunrise.

Kelly posted the stunning images on his Twitter and it has been retweeted thousands of times since.

Day 141. The chapter of a day ends as it began. #Aurora on a sunrise. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace https://t.co/hZBMs9q0CS
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) August 15, 2015

Scott Kelly / Twitter

It was taken on his 141st day of his year in space mission.

Another pass through #Aurora. The sun is very active today, apparently. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/1uDtRzrGuY
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) August 15, 2015

Scott Kelly / Twitter

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