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by MrGilbert 69 days ago
I love the fact that you can see the aurora at both poles!
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I may be mistaken but there's even atmosphere visible - that tiny translucent band on the darker photo
Wild.

That tiny translucent band…

The total mass of Earth’s atmosphere is about 5.5 quadrillion tons

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-much-does-earths-atmosp...

I wish I could see a pic from today with the aurora. I was surprised to see the aurora in northern Europe a couple hours ago, it is very active right now.
Yeah, it is - unfortunately, it is rather cloudy in my area at the moment. Luckily, the weather was better during the 19./20. January event, which I'll carry forever in my heart.
I like the non brightened version, where you can clearly see the light coming from cities. How cool would it be if we saw similar on another planet...
It almost looks like the Earth has a subtle glow around it