The photo is fuzzy, grainy, and even a bit blurry, but it captures the moment and reminds me of the incredible site of the Aurora Australis, the southern hemisphere's equivalent to the Aurora Borealis. I'm in New Zealand for the third time, working as part of the Deep Freeze missions delivering cargo and passengers to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. We were delayed for weather one day, and so, on our return leg from the ICE, we were treated to a magnificent sunset and light show. I will not attempt to describe the phenomenon here, suffice to say, seeing it in person, it is more amazing than I have ever heard anyone describe it.
If you look closely, in the lower left hand corner of the photo, the all black blobs are the wing and nacelle of the C-17 as we speed north at 36K feet towards Christchurch. Did I mention I love my job?
