The atmospheric glow and a wispy aurora australis

iss059e119533 (June 21, 2019) --- The atmospheric glow and a wispy aurora australis, also known as the "southern lights," frame a cloud-covered Earth as the International Space Station orbited 254 miles above the Indian Ocean due east of the territory of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

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The atmospheric glow and a wispy aurora australis

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