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CSM Chuck Stafford
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Another winner -- wow -- thanks for posting
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Thursday, January 14, 2021 entitled "Aurora Slathers Up the Sky."
Image: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky - Image Credit - Jack Fischer, Expedition 52, NASA

The title reminded me of Ghostbusters

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"Explanation: Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green aurora slathers up the sky in this 2017 June 25 snapshot from the International Space Station. About 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the orbiting station is itself within the upper realm of the auroral displays. Aurorae have the signature colors of excited molecules and atoms at the low densities found at extreme altitudes. Emission from atomic oxygen dominates this view. The tantalizing glow is green at lower altitudes, but rarer reddish bands extend above the space station's horizon. The orbital scene was captured while passing over a point south and east of Australia, with stars above the horizon at the right belonging to the constellation Canis Major, Orion's big dog. Sirius, alpha star of Canis Major, is the brightest star near the Earth's limb."

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Good morning Sir. That's a beautiful Aurora.
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