Spacetober 2023 11. Earth

I decided to picture the Earth at night, showcasing the atmosphere and the Aurora Australis. Loosely based on this timelapse by Paolo Nespoli in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT6GS0342sQ

The experiment with colors in inverted images continued! This one is mostly done with color pencils, with some of the white details using a mechanical pencil with a 0.5 mm HB graphite lead.