March 29, 2016, NewsCrunch
British astronaut Tim Peake has shared a mesmerising time-lapse video of aurora taken from space as ISS spun in its orbit.
ISS flew over the aurora-laden skyline for 45 minutes, which Tim Peake recorded in his camera and compressed into a 44 second video.
So, what you get is a blaze of greenish light flickering high in the sky to make earth look like an alien planet.
Auroras are natural electrical phenomenon characterised by streaming reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern poles.
Celestial Diwali - astronaut Tim Peake shoots timelapse aurora video from space (Watch video)
Some #aurora last all through our 45-minute nighthttps://t.co/7j4bXwh7zE— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 28, 2016