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Aurora Viewd by Extreme Ultraviolet Imager Target Name:   Earth's Aurora Spacecraft:   IMAGE Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  31 May 2000 Related Document IMAGE Spacecraft Takes First Pictures of Electrified Gas Surrounding Earth Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size aurora4.jpg JPEG 640 x 480 18K aurora4.jpg JPEG 1280 x 960 47K aurora4.tif TIFF 1280 x 960 476K Ultraviolet image of the aurora at the peak of a small space storm using the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Imager instrument on IMAGE. Brighter green corresponds to brighter auroral light. The view is towards the earth's night side, and the detailed, highly turbulent region near midnight reveals storm activity in the magnetic field surrounding Earth.

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