A series of night-time photos were taken by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli to create this time-lapse of the Aurora over northern America as seen from the Space; in this timelapse you can also see one of the Space Station huge solar panels.
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli in currently working and living on board the International Space Station as part of the Italian Space Agency’s long duration VITA mission.
Follow the VITA mission: http://blogs.esa.int/VITAmission/
Connect with Paolo via http://paolonespoli.esa.int