Aurora
Aurora Borealis in the north
Aurora Australis in the south
flows of particles and magnetism
mirrorlike images that occur at the same time
General information
result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth's
atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun's
atmosphere
the earth's magnetic field is weaker at either pole and therefore
some particles enter the earth's atmosphere and collide with gas
particles
Cause
highaltitude oxygen: red most common yellowishgreen
Appearance
nitrogen: blue/purple
northern/southern hemisphere
Iceland, Norway, Canada, Alaska, Greenland
no light pollution
clear nights
local midnight
Where? When?
Jupiter
Saturn
On other planets
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcfW
http://www.northernlightscentre.ca/northernlights.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/northernlights.html
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