A NASA astronaut has captured an incredible aurora phenomenon from the International Space Station (ISS).

Christina Koch shared the image of the glowing green hue lighting up the South Pole, which was taken during one of the space station's 15 daily orbits of planet Earth. Known as the 'Aurora Australis', they are often referred to as a 'celestial ballet of light dancing across the night sky,' because of their beauty.

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Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the 6-month winter night. Now I know they’re just as awe inspiring from above. #nofilter pic.twitter.com/7a09Q4RMW6 — Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) June 10, 2019

"Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the 6-month winter night. Now I know they’re just as awe inspiring from above #NoFilter," Christina said in the post.

The image shows parts of the ISS and a strip of bright green light glowing from Earth below.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the lights are best known as the Northern Lights. Many holidaymakers flock to high-latitude regions to see them light up the sky each year — but Christina's view was perhaps one of the best.

While not many of us will get the chance to see the stunning aurora from space, there are plenty of destinations across Earth which enable us to see some of the breathtaking lights. Book into our tour of lapland to see the Northern Lights for yourself.

Earlier this month, another astronaut shared a mesmerising timelapse video of ISS' journey around the planet. The breath-taking footage captured the beauty of our planet and has since been viewed nearly 200,000 times.

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