Photo courtesy of NASA and Scientist/Astronaut Owen K. Garriott.

Southern Auroral Ribbon Viewed from the Edge of the Auroral Oval

Astronaut/Scientist Owen Garriott caught this ribbon-like aurora with a 35 mm camera as Skylab moved into the sunlight at the edge of the southern auroral oval.


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