(CNN NEWSOURCE) Two astronauts have shared a unique view of the northern lights taken from above the earth.
Scott Kelly and Tim Peake shared online their view of the aurora borealis from the International Space Station.
The natural light display happens when a burst of the sun's gas and magnetic field causes a solar wind-- which is the stream of energy specks from the sun.
That stream hits the earth's atmosphere and there you go… lights!
You can see the polar lights from the ground but it's a very different view than what the astronauts witnessed.
Peake called their view of the aurora "magical."
O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies. You were beautiful this morning! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/onUcvpDjtv
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 21, 2016
Day 299. #GoodNight, #Aurora. Good night, all. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/gZuVWo7bnq
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 21, 2016