NASA astronaut shares incredible timelapse of red and green aurora lights from spaceship
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared stunning footage of red and green auroras over Chicago, captured from the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft on October 8. The viral video, shared on X, has garnered over 200,000 views.
A week after mysterious lights illuminated the Bengaluru sky, a NASA astronaut posted footage of red and green hues dancing over Chicago from his spaceship.
On October 8, astronaut Matthew Dominick, who was aboard the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, captured footage of the occurrence.
What did the NASA astronaut share?
Red and green aurora appear to dance in a timelapse as we flyby looking out Dragon Endeavour¡¯s window with Dragon Freedom in view.
¡ª Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) October 8, 2024
We shot a couple thousand images yesterday trying to get the settings, lighting, and framing just right across multiple orbital nights because the¡ pic.twitter.com/Y3IhlqTNrO
"Red and green aurora appear to dance in a timelapse as we flyby looking out Dragon Endeavour¡¯s window with Dragon Freedom in view," he wrote in a post on X while sharing the video
The video that has gone viral on social media has received over 200,000 views. The astronaut claimed he was shot while looking out the window of the ship, which was docked in front of the International Space Station.
"We shot a couple of thousand images yesterday trying to get the settings, lighting, and framing just right across multiple orbital nights because the aurora was amazing due to recent solar activity. Posted a single frame yesterday from a series of 300 or so images taken at about 1.6 seconds. Post-flight I think I want to render 4k/8k with maybe some exposure smoothing or other processing to smooth out the video between frames," the astronaut also added in the caption.
How did people on the internet react?
People on the internet were fascinated by the viral video, many praised the astronaut for sharing the video. Here's what people wrote
Great video.
¡ª William Wallace Welker (@Will_W_Welker) October 8, 2024
I saw it from North Idaho. Red, green and some pale shafts of light dancing and flashing across the sky.
Incredible
¡ª Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) October 8, 2024
We got to see that down on earth last night!
¡ª Nick Herb ? (@nickherberger) October 8, 2024
What a sight
¡ª Mike Smith (@MikeBrettSmith) October 8, 2024
Spectacular Aurora ?
¡ª Universe (@shubhamsatavx) October 8, 2024
Also read: Watch: NASA shares stunning timelapse of 'orbital sunrise' from International Space Station
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