Ever wonder what an aurora-draped Indian Ocean, which the majority is located in the Southern Hemisphere, looks like from the International Space Station? Well, you’re in luck, as the ISS just released a video showing just that and some bonus views include the moon rising behind the Candarm2 as well as above the horizon.
Did you know that the aurora australis and its currents actually produce radio emissions around 150 kHz? That’s right, the phenomenon is known as auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). Unlike its northern counterpart, aurora australis is best when viewed from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. For those wondering, the Canadarm2 (Canadian robotic arm) basically helps perform International Space Station maintenance, whether it be moving supplies / equipment to performing “cosmic catches” by grappling visiting vehicles and berthing them to the docking module. However, don’t confuse this aurora with this Expanscape Aurora 7, a laptop with an incredible seven fold-out screens.
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