Snake lights
Jessica Meir took it in from orbit.
She was floating inside the SpaceX Dragon, part of Crew-12. Just looking down.
The view was not just pretty, it was violent, quiet, and very green.
Meir called it dancing. Snaking.
A proper show, she said. Not just a glow but a performance happening right beneath her nose.
Why does this happen near the poles?
It’s simple physics. The sun throws charged particles at the planet. Earth’s magnetic field grabs them and herds them toward the top and bottom. Then they crash into the atmosphere. That collision? That’s where the light comes from. Curtains of color rippling across the sky.
Meir isn’t one for dry reports.
‘As opposed to the previous aurORA I’ve seen, this one danced…’
She liked the way this specific display moved. Direct. Emotional.
She was in awe, honestly. And she posted the timelapse to prove it.
Most of us only see auroras on screens. We see photos, videos, maybe a blurry live feed if the sky breaks open. But from the station? From a Dragon capsule drifting past the clouds?
You get the perspective nobody else does.
It makes you rethink what space looks like. Not just black void, but light interacting with gravity and magnetism in real-time.
Did anyone else check the link?
