The aurora is like giant and fanciful colored strips of silk dancing in the atmosphere as we look at them from the International Space Station.

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An astronaut on the International Space Station captures the aurora spectacle in northern Canada last week.Aurora occurs in the atmosphere near the earth's two poles with different shapes, colors and cycles.(Photo: REX)

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The bands of light appear when ISS flies about 413km above the ground, creating an extremely interesting scene.(Photo: REX)

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In the frigid atmosphere of northern Canada, shimmering bands are the result of interaction between charged particles and the planet's upper atmosphere.(Photo: Caters News)

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Green and pink light strips in the night sky in Canada.Aurora is clearly visible if the weather is favorable.(Photo: Caters News)

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The most powerful aurora usually occurs after the strong outbreak of the sun.(Photo: Caters News)

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The bands of light move continuously to make people feel they are like colored silk strips in the night sky.(Photo: Caters News)

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The common colors of aurora are green, purple or pink.(Photo: Caters News)

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A Korean photographer captures an amazing natural phenomenon in the village of Yellowknife, northern Canada.(Photo: Caters News)

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Photographers use a variety of techniques to create beautiful works.(Photo: Caters News)

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High aurora rays and rays begin to lighten at a height of 100km and extend upward along the earth's magnetic field.(Photo: Caters)