VISIONS-2 Aurora Imagery

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Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 6, 2018. A GIF optimized for Twitter.

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 6, 2018.

A GIF optimized for Twitter.

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 6, 2018.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 6, 2018.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 4, 2018.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 4, 2018.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 7, 2018. The green laser in the distance is the Koldewey Aerosol Raman Lidar that measures tiny particles in Earth's atmosphere.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard on December 7, 2018. The green laser in the distance is the Koldewey Aerosol Raman Lidar that measures tiny particles in Earth's atmosphere.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

The cusp aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. It's a type of aurora that appears only during the day. It looks similar to aurora at night but when these iridescent lights appear, a hundred tons of atmosphere escapes into space. Scientists say this is a natural process that will occur over billions of years. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The cusp aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. It's a type of aurora that appears only during the day. It looks similar to aurora at night but when these iridescent lights appear, a hundred tons of atmosphere escapes into space. Scientists say this is a natural process that will occur over billions of years.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The cusp aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. It's a type of aurora that appears only during the day. It looks similar to aurora at night but when these iridescent lights appear, a hundred tons of atmosphere escapes into space. Scientists say this is a natural process that will occur over billions of years. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The cusp aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. It's a type of aurora that appears only during the day. It looks similar to aurora at night but when these iridescent lights appear, a hundred tons of atmosphere escapes into space. Scientists say this is a natural process that will occur over billions of years.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: Bin Li

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: Bin Li

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: Bin Li

Aurora in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: Bin Li

For More Information

See https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/to-image-leaky-atmosphere-nasa-rocket-team-heads-north

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