ESA-sponsored medical doctor Beth Healey shared this image on Twitter, commenting: "We enjoyed a small aurora over the base this evening". Beth is spending nine months in Concordia to run experiments for ESA in preparation of space exploration missions.
As Concordia lies at the very southern point of Earth, the Sun does not rise above the horizon in winter and does not set in summer. This week the crew saw the return of the Sun for the first time in four months. At 3200 m above sea level in the world’s largest desert, the air in Concordia is very dry and holds less oxygen.
Read more about Concordia on the ESA website and on the Concordia blog.