Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

Ces derniers jours ça a été un festival d’aurores… australes (hémisphère sud) ! Elles se produisent quand les particules chargées émises par le :sunny: interagissent avec la haute atmosphère de la Terre, toujours sous des latitudes élevées. Je n’en avais pas vu d’aussi puissantes pendant ma première mission… La lueur verte se reflète carrément sur la Station ! Je pense, honnêtement, que c’est le plus beau spectacle que la nature puisse donner à voir. Un vrai #micdrop de Mère Nature !

These last few days have been auroraspectacular! This amazing light show occurs when particles from the Sun hit Earth's magnetosphere, we were very lucky to see such outbursts and I don't remember such beautiful displays during Proxima. I think it is the most amazing thing I have ever seen that nature can give us. It is beautiful to see and photograph but also a visible show of our planet's atmosphere protecting us from radiation. I shot a few timelapses that will follow, it is another thing to watch the aurora dance! To be continued...

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

Ces derniers jours ça a été un festival d’aurores… australes (hémisphère sud) ! Elles se produisent quand les particules chargées émises par le :sunny: interagissent avec la haute atmosphère de la Terre, toujours sous des latitudes élevées. Je n’en avais pas vu d’aussi puissantes pendant ma première mission… La lueur verte se reflète carrément sur la Station ! Je pense, honnêtement, que c’est le plus beau spectacle que la nature puisse donner à voir. Un vrai #micdrop de Mère Nature !

These last few days have been auroraspectacular! This amazing light show occurs when particles from the Sun hit Earth's magnetosphere, we were very lucky to see such outbursts and I don't remember such beautiful displays during Proxima. I think it is the most amazing thing I have ever seen that nature can give us. It is beautiful to see and photograph but also a visible show of our planet's atmosphere protecting us from radiation. I shot a few timelapses that will follow, it is another thing to watch the aurora dance! To be continued...

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

Immanquable en survolant le golfe de Guinée : la perle des lagunes :sparkles: Bonsoir Abidjan ! Au nord de Yopougon et aux portes de la ville, c’est le grand parc national, que de nuit on prendrait presque pour un bout de lagune :ci:
Abidjan at night, the most populous French-speaking city in Africa, and one of the most in the world, with almost over 4 million inhabitants it shines distinctively at night, especially as it stands out against the darkness of the coastal waters and the huge Banco national parc. Happy national day Ivory Coast!

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

Immanquable en survolant le golfe de Guinée : la perle des lagunes :sparkles: Bonsoir Abidjan ! Au nord de Yopougon et aux portes de la ville, c’est le grand parc national, que de nuit on prendrait presque pour un bout de lagune :ci:
Abidjan at night, the most populous French-speaking city in Africa, and one of the most in the world, with almost over 4 million inhabitants it shines distinctively at night, especially as it stands out against the darkness of the coastal waters and the huge Banco national parc. Happy national day Ivory Coast!

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

Immanquable en survolant le golfe de Guinée : la perle des lagunes :sparkles: Bonsoir Abidjan ! Au nord de Yopougon et aux portes de la ville, c’est le grand parc national, que de nuit on prendrait presque pour un bout de lagune :ci:
Abidjan at night, the most populous French-speaking city in Africa, and one of the most in the world, with almost over 4 million inhabitants it shines distinctively at night, especially as it stands out against the darkness of the coastal waters and the huge Banco national parc. Happy national day Ivory Coast!

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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