Steve is one of the beautiful phenomena that grace the night sky along with the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. It looks like a long purple streak and is caused when gases in the upper atmosphere are charged and ionized. It has a speed of approx. 7 km/s and a temperature of 6,000oC and was discovered by a group of amateur astronomers in Canada. Feast your eyes with some beautiful clicks of Steve below.
source: space.com
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Source: eso.org
