Astronaut Ron Garan posted this incredible photo of aurora australis or Southern Lights taken from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The picture, posted to Google+ last night, were among the last Garan took while in orbit before leaving the station and returning to Earth.

Hopefully the next Soyuz spacecraft will launch without a hitch so we can be assured a steady stream of these amazing images.

(Ron Garan via BoingBoing)

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