Kilroy
2011-09-26T22:49:55.000Z
Must be sort of unnerving to see that and realize that you are not even remotely shielded from the radiation that is making those auroras.
Kilroy
2011-09-26T22:50:05.000Z
For the people on the ISS, I mean.
eh, nice little suntan. Although I thought they actually are... that, or the aurora-causing radiation isn't harmful to humans.
Kilroy
2011-09-28T00:15:45.000Z
It isn't harmful to humans on the ground, but it's one of the issues with extended spaceflight.
Kilroy
2011-09-28T00:16:35.000Z
The ISS is inside the magnetic field of the Earth, so it's more protected than it would be if it weren't, but they're still getting nuked.