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File:Aurora Australis from ISS 2011 - 1.ogv

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English: Video of the Aurora Australis taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station. This sequence of shots was taken September 17, 2011 from 17:22:27 to 17:45:12 GMT, on an ascending pass from south of Madagascar to just north of Australia over the Indian Ocean.
Українська: Відео «Aurora Australis», зроблене на борту Міжнародної космічної станції 17 вересня 2011 року.
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1. NASA – Aurora From ISS Orbit at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-09-24)

2. The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: Time-Lapse Videos – Aurora Australis 1
Author Crew Earth Observations team at Johnson Space Center

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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 17 September 2024. It was captioned as follows:
English: Video of the Aurora Australis taken on board the International Space Station on 17 September 2011
Other languages
Čeština: Video se záběry polární záře natočené z paluby Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice dne 17. září roku 2011.
Deutsch: Video der Aurora Australis, aufgenommen an Bord der Internationalen Raumstation am 17. September 2011.
English: Video of the Aurora Australis taken on board the International Space Station on 17 September 2011
Français : Vidéo d'une aurore polaire prise à bord de la Station spatiale internationale le 17 septembre 2011.
Slovenščina: Videoposnetek južnega polarnega sija, posnet na krovu Mednarodne vesoljske postaje 17 septembra 2011
Українська: Відео «Aurora Australis», зроблене на борту Міжнародної космічної станції 17 вересня 2011 р.

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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current11:12, 26 September 201133 s, 640 × 425 (1.87 MB)Originalwana
07:56, 23 September 201133 s, 512 × 340 (2.21 MB)WiniarBetter quality version uploaded.
07:49, 23 September 201133 s, 512 × 340 (653 KB)Winiar

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