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NASA Astronaut Shares ISS Video of Northern Lights Over North America

The post underscores how an orbital vantage point can reveal auroral glow alongside wildfire activity.

Overview

  • Jonny Kim posted the ISS-shot clip to Instagram with a caption dating the footage to September 8, 2025.
  • The video captures a vivid green aurora forming a luminous arc along Earth’s edge as the station passes over North America.
  • Faint orange patches near the surface are visible in the clip, which Kim identifies as wildfires in the Calgary region.
  • The sequence was filmed through an ISS window, opening on Earth’s curved horizon and layered cloud formations before the aurora comes into view.
  • Viewers flooded the comments with praise and amazement, calling the perspective surreal and thanking Kim for sharing the scene.