Northern lights (aurora borealis): what they are and how to see …
2024年11月21日 · In the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called the northern lights (aurora borealis), while in the Southern Hemisphere, it's called the southern lights (aurora australis). The bright...
What are the northern lights? Aurora borealis causes explained
4 天之前 · What causes the northern lights? The northern lights are caused by the interaction between the magnetic fields of the Sun and the Earth. Dr Geoff Vasil, who studies the Sun’s workings at the University of Edinburgh's School of Mathematics, explains how this creates an aurora. “The Sun is a nuclear furnace, squeezing atoms together at …
Where and when to see the northern lights in 2024 | Space
2024年7月25日 · It manifests itself into a large "ring" above Earth's geomagnetic North Pole and is known as the aurora oval. During times of heightened solar activity, the aurora oval can expand more...
Northern lights: How and when to see them, locations, dates
2024年2月20日 · As the northern latitudes of Earth enter winter, the aurora borealis — the northern lights — begins to grace the sky. Here's everything you need to know about this incredible natural display, how...
Auroras: The Northern and Southern Lights - Center for Science …
The closer you are to the North or South Pole, the greater your chances are of seeing this amazing spectacle. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is called an aurora borealis or the northern lights. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is called an aurora australis or the southern lights.
Auroras: Where Can You See Them? - Exploratorium
So the best places to see auroras are near the magnetic poles. These include areas of northern Greenland, the Scandinavian coast, Siberia (brrr!), and Alaska in the north, and Antarctica in the south. But when planning your trip remember: places above the arctic circle have round-the-clock sunlight during about April to September!
Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Formation, Images, …
In the northern pole, it is called aurora borealis (northern lights), while in the southern pole, it is called aurora australis (southern lights). Each type of molecule, compound, or atom has its own apparent spectrum of colours. For example, carbon dioxide radiates and absorbs its own distinctive class of colours.
Aurora - Education | National Geographic Society
2023年10月19日 · 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. In the south, it is called aurora australis, or southern lights.
The Science, Beauty, and Mystery of Auroras
2017年3月30日 · Although auroral lights appear most frequently in the night sky near the poles—the aurora borealis to the north and the aurora australis to the south—space weather happens on a much larger scale. Solar matter can be flung from our sun’s atmosphere through the space between the planets and can reach the remotest edges of our solar system.
How a rare, ‘once-in-20-years’ aurora formed at the North Pole
2024年6月21日 · The strange aurora covered the North Pole sky on December 25 and 26, 2022, and Hosokawa and his colleagues have now identified the phenomenon as a rare polar rain aurora in Science...