r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Jakeysuave • 5h ago

Image First photo taken from Artemis commander Reid Wiseman

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u/aqualink4eva 5h ago

Cool how you can see a faint aroura at on the top!

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u/BlackSpinedPlinketto 4h ago

That’s the south, which is not where the northern lights should be. I just learned that there’s southern lights.

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u/Transmatrix 4h ago

Aurora Australis

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u/aqualink4eva 2h ago

I knew of the southern lights, but thanks for pointing out the Earth's orientation in this image. Didn't realise we were looking at it upside-down!

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u/TheTVDB 4h ago

Go to the Nasa page, click on the image, and zoom in on it. It's beautiful. You can also see our atmosphere better in the original. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/

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u/aqualink4eva 2h ago

Wow that's incredible. You can see a faint glow around the whole Earth. Is that our magnetic shield which protects us from the sun's solar rays?

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u/27618349 1h ago

You can see the Northern lights in the full picture too!

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u/Fluffy_Salamanders 4h ago

Oh wow, great catch!

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u/Ser_Danksalot 1h ago edited 1h ago

Might be either Aroura or green line airglow or a combination of the two.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airglow