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2023-11-11 03:37:10 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is not a real photo of the northern lights from space, although it is frequently incorrectly labeled as such. Fact-checks from previous occasions this image spread: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/no-thats-not-a-real-photo-of-an-aurora-from-space https://www.economist.com/babbage/2014/04/28/picture-pedantry Original video in which this exaggerated illustration appeared: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/saturns-aurora-in-a-new-light Real photos of aurora from space: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/beyondthephotography/crewearthobservationsvideos/Aurora.htm
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