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<p>Well, maybe not, but this view of the Southern Lights over Antarctica is still pretty cool. Thanks, <a href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/56165245015/image-description-this-is-an-animation-of-the">NASA</a>:</p>
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<p>And a few weeks ago, John Nelson used NASA images to <a href="http://uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2013/07/a-breathing-earth.html">make</a> a GIF of the &#8220;breathing&#8221; of Earth&#8217;s seasons:</p>
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<p>(Hat tip: <a href="http://io9.com/nasa-captures-footage-of-south-pole-during-aurora-mak-1176966618?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+io9%2Ffull+%28io9%29">Robert T. Gonzalez</a>)</p>
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