Video from Space Station Shows Chicago in Shadow of Aurora Borealis

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 25, 2011 9:15PM

This morning's post of the aurora borealis and its ability to be seen locally last night had readers talking. Here's another view of the light show.

This is video of the aurora borealis taken last week from the International Space Station. the cameras on the station are facing north as the station moves from Alaska to Cuba.

The camera used for this imagery was north-facing, so the Aurora Borealis stay visible throughout the video. Towards the end of the video you'll see Chicago lighted up like a Christmas tree, the borealis visible throughout.