STEVE Alongside the Milky Way (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

STEVE Alongside the Milky Way

Caption

The Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, visible as a pink band rising from the lower left to upper right of this photograph, appears with the Milky Way over Childs Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Scientists have recently confirmed STEVE is a unique phenomenon and not a kind of aurora, as previously thought. The picture is a composite of 11 images stitched together.

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Image courtesy of Krista Trinder and NASA

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