If you've ever been lucky enough to stand under a frigid night sky illuminated by flowing rivers and billowing curtains of light, you know how wondrous the aurora borealis can be.
And even for those who haven't had that experience, videos and photos of the dancing northern lights offer more than just a hint of their addicting magic.
But what would the view from up in space be like, especially an expansive view covering two million square miles of territory? The cropped image above hints at the answer. And here's the uncropped version:
