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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 ...
An expert tells Lizzie Pook everything you need to know about spotting the elusive aurora borealis. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Noorderlicht, meaning Northern Light, an annual Dutch photographic festival; Northern Lighthouse Board, formerly Commissioners of Northern Light Houses, the lighthouse authority for Scotland; Northern Lights Cathedral, in Troms county, Norway; Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Timelapse of the aurora borealis near Calgary, Alberta. Pink aurora is produced by nitrogen molecules, green and red aurora is produced by oxygen molecules, and blue and purple aurora is produced by hydrogen and helium molecules, at altitudes of 100 to 400 km. [20]
The aurora borealis was visible as far south as Florida on Thursday. Photos show the sky lit up in red and purple, even in some brightly-lit areas like New York City and Chicago.
The aurora is expected to be bright and visible in multiple northern U.S. states Oct. 3 through Oct. 5 as well as from the lower Midwest to Oregon.
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".
The aurora borealis, the famous display better known as the northern lights, may become visible Wednesday night across northern U.S. states. ... The aurora has a Kp index five, meaning the auroras ...