南极光照亮天空

This image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth’s atmosphere as the station orbited 271 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Asia and Antarctica.

Named for the Roman goddess of dawn, the aurora is a captivating display of light in the night sky. The aurora borealis and aurora australis — also called the northern lights and southern lights — occur at the northern and southern poles.

Image Credit: NASA

这张图片是在国际空间站上拍摄的，显示了极光在地球大气层中的流动，当时空间站在亚洲和南极洲之间的南印度洋上空271英里处运行。

极光以罗马的黎明女神命名，是夜空中迷人的光线显示。北极光和南极光出现在南极和北极。

图片来源：美国国家航空航天局