[jeromec]

If you tip your head 90 degrees to the left, it kind of looks like an angel around earth - the 'halo area' is the main Van Allen Belt loop causing Auroras by firing the particles towards each polar cap.

That reminds me of the passage in the Bible claiming four angels standing at corners of the earth. Not to get into a theistic thread or anything, but who needs religion when science is that stunning? Beautiful imagery!

[MediaBehavior]

Yeah, but it's going to take science a while just to find the corners on the earth. ;)

[michaeldhopkins]

It takes a liberal arts major about a second to find the metaphor. ;)

[jeromec]

Shh! I was trying not to point that out ;)