Auroras on Earth light up Moon surface in stunning photos captured from International Space Station - Watch

International Space Station has shared a set of stunning photos and videos showing how Auroras on Earth lit up the surface of the Moon in a riot of colours.

The photos and videos were shared by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick.

"The aurora have been amazing the past few days. Great timing for trying out a new lens," Dominick said in a post on X.

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His photos showed the Moon's surface lit up in stunning shades of red and green with the Soyuz Spacecraft in the foreground.

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"The moon makes it way towards the horizon to set amongst red and green aurora . . . I was setup in a different window and saw this through another window. I made a quick camera, camera mount, and shroud teardown and setup. Felt so lucky to grab this shot," Dominick shared on X.

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Dominick shared that the ISS received a cargo shipment earlier this week "with lots of cool stuff to include some new camera lenses."

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"Spent a good part of the weekend with a 15mm, T1.8 lens. Made a whole bunch of timelapses. Still looking though 1000s of frames, lots of which have aurora but the milky way in this one stood out," he said.

What are Auroras?

Auroras are a space phonomenonthat happen when charged particles from the Sun interact with gas molecules in Earth's atmosphere and emit light.

This creates a visual spectacle in the skys in several parts of the earth, mainly with red and green colours.

There have been several auroras in the past few days.

(With inputs from agencies)