Tim Peake shares stunning 'aurora rise' video from Space Station

Tim Peake has shared this stunning video of his view of an aurora from the International Space Station.

The clip is a timelapse made up of photos taken once every second and sped up to be 25 times faster.

The astronaut posted: "Space Station view of an 'aurora rise' - spot the two satellites at the end?"

Auroras happen when particles from the Sun hit the Earth's atmosphere, making it glow in a greenish blue light.

An aurora rise is when you see an aurora rising above the horizon because of the way the International Space Station orbits Earth.

It's similar to a sunrise or moonrise - as with the Moon/Sun, the aurora is already there but just not visible yet.

Video from the European Space Agency