Image: Nighttime Earth and Aurora Borealis As Seen From the Space Station

This nighttime view of Earth’s horizon and scattered city lights was photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station. Activity of Aurora Borealis appears from behind one of the orbital outpost’s solar array panels, then fades into an area where Earth’s limb is visible and finally a small “slice” of daybreak appears at right. ISS030-E-075182 (4 Feb. 2012) — high res (1.0 M) low res (54 K)