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  2. The science behind how the northern lights are formed - AOL

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    Whether or not you've seen them in Alaska or Greenland, the spectacular aurora borealis — or, the northern lights — are a mystical, fascinating sight. The science behind how the northern ...

  3. Aurora - Wikipedia

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    An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...

  4. List of natural phenomena - Wikipedia

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    An aurora is a natural phenomenon. A natural phenomenon is an observable event which is not man-made. Examples include: sunrise , weather , fog , thunder , tornadoes ; biological processes , decomposition , germination ; physical processes , wave propagation , erosion ; tidal flow , and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses ...

  5. Aurora Max - Wikipedia

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    The AuroraMax Project provides a place to explore and discover the science behind phenomena such as sunspots, Earth's magnetic field, space weather, and the northern lights of Canada. [2] Auroras are natural exhibition of lights in the sky that can be seen by the naked eyes.

  6. This is what the aurora borealis looks like from space - AOL

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    The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is a natural phenomenon that has enchanted humans for thousands of years. The light display in the sky is caused by cosmic rays, solar wind and ...

  7. Where and How to Watch the Northern Lights in the U.S. Tonight

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    Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over a camper's tent north of San Francisco in Middletown, California JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images View the 9 images of this ...

  8. Keogram - Wikipedia

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    A keogram showing the plot based on the marked slice of the images taken by the camera of the auroral display above. A keogram ("keo" from "Keoeeit" – Inuit word for "Aurora Borealis") is a way of displaying the intensity of an auroral display, taken from a narrow part of a round screen recorded by a camera, more specifically and ideally in practice a "whole sky camera". [1]

  9. 25 Stunning Northern Lights Photographs Honored By ... - AOL

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    Jānis wrote: “It is the solar maximum year, I paid a lot of attention to aurora activity, aurora pro app and aurora sky camera are helping me.” #16 “Auroras En El Infierno” – Edén Sánchez