Watch: NASA Creates Spectacular Northern Lights Video In 4K Ultra-High Definition

NASA has released a breathtaking and ultra-high-definition time lapse video of our planet captured from the International Space Station (ISS). The astonishing video, around five minutes in length, was taken by the ISS during its orbit around the earth at a speed of 4.75 miles per second.

The clip, which was created using footages from numerous orbits, shows the enormous diversity of the earth in all its glory. The video features flickering cities that pass beneath the ISS, clouds getting illuminated by lightning strikes and the brilliant play of the Northern Lights around the atmosphere. According to the information published on the NASA website, the clip shows both the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis phenomena that take place when electrically charged protons and electrons in the magnetic field of our planet clash with the neutral atoms present in the upper atmosphere.

The five minute clip is the first of the many releases planned under NASA's latest project, NASA UHD TV, which will provide higher resolution pictures compared to the ones seen until now. The project has been created for NASA by broadcasting company Harmonic. The latest in video technology will be utilized to release captured footage in full 4k definition, unlike the lower quality ones the agency used until now. It is not entirely uncommon to get broadcasts that feature ISS's astronauts; however we may now get the opportunity of seeing them in greater detail.

You can watch the stunning video below, which was created by NASA using a RED Epic Dragon digital camera on the ISS. However, the full UHD experience can only be enjoyed if the display of your screen goes up to 3840 x 2160 resolution, or 4k. You can click on the settings option on the YouTube screen to select 2160p to view the video in its correct format.