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Brilliant Borealis

A blast of high-speed solar wind provoked dancing auroras in early February.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published February 8, 2022
Data acquired February 4, 2022

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night