Green at the South Pole

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Originally uploaded by vernacular.

V cool pic from one of network (pulsing light that reflects back at a sensor - measures distance,) & this is the one at the South Pole. The green beam shooting up to the sky is the lidar, and the white flash in the sky is a reflection off of one of those Iridium satellites (the big satellite phone company)

If you really want to geek out, here's why the Iridium satellites light up.