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# Aurora

## Challenge:

Aurora is a marvelous phenomenon caused by the interaction between strong solar wind and magnetosphere around the earth.

Image source: https://science.nasa.gov/flag-shaped-aurora-over-sweden

## Solution:

We're given an image of an aurora:

A simple command reveals our flag:

```
$ strings Aurora.jpg | grep flag
flag{6e4ut1fuL_Aur0r4}
```

There it is, localized entirely within this CTF: `flag{6e4ut1fuL_Aur0r4}`.

Original writeup (https://github.com/mcmahoniel/ctf_write-ups/blob/main/2021/hackpack_ctf/misc/aurora/README.md).