Amazing photo: ISS astronaut Alexander Gerst flies through aurora

Astronaut Alexander Gerst is currently orbiting the planet on the International Space Station and shared a special photo of the ISS flying through an aurora.

Never have thought I would fly right through an #aurora. I made a wish, just in case it's an undiscovered rule pic.twitter.com/nbgTv3T5MG

— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) August 9, 2014

@Astro_Alex wow wow wow!

— Serena FitzGerald (@Serenaf66) August 9, 2014

https://twitter.com/iambinaxx/status/498195144177643520

@Astro_Alex You guys are so lucky!

— Colleen (@YoursAlwys) August 9, 2014

@Astro_Alex suuuuuper awesome

— Matthias Jax (@matthiasjax) August 9, 2014

Dear humanity: Less money on war, more on this MT @Astro_Alex: Never thought I would fly right through an #aurora … pic.twitter.com/fxIvzsUQ8K

— Adam Rose (@adjoro) August 9, 2014

Non-academic tweet but just amazing. MT "@Astro_Alex: Never have thought I would fly right through an #aurora. pic.twitter.com/VsZXv73YLS”

— Stephen H. Gregg (@gregg_sh) August 9, 2014