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Aurora - Wikipedia Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced speeds of solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma
Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) | NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction . . . This page provides a prediction of the aurora’s visibility tonight and tomorrow night in the charts below The animations further down show what the aurora’s been up to over the last 24 hours and estimates what the next 30 minutes will be like
Auroras - NASA Science Auroras are vibrant light displays created when energetic particles from the Sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere These events, also seen on other planets like Saturn and Jupiter, result in a range of colors depending on altitude and the atmospheric gases involved
Aurora - National Geographic Society Auroras are only visible at night, and usually only appear in lower polar regions Auroras are visible almost every night near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, which are about 66 5 degrees north and south of the Equator In the north, the display is called aurora borealis, or northern lights
How to catch an aurora | NSF - U. S. National Science Foundation Nitrogen produces purple and blue hues across various altitudes Auroras normally occur near the polar regions in both hemispheres In the Northern Hemisphere, they are called aurora borealis (northern lights), while in the South Hemisphere, they are known as aurora australis (southern lights)
What Is an Aurora? - Smithsonian Institution Auroras are becoming more intense—and visible in farther-reaching places—due to an increase in solar activity They usually appear in high-latitude regions like Norway, Iceland, Canada, Alaska and parts of Russia, but they’re also occasionally visible at lower latitudes during strong solar storms