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| − | [[Image:Aurora Borealis.jpg|thumb|right|Aurora Borealis seen from space]]The '''Northern Lights''' or ''Aurora Borealis'' is celestial | + | [[Image:Aurora Borealis.jpg|thumb|right|Aurora Borealis seen from space]]The '''Northern Lights''' or ''Aurora Borealis'' is a celestial phenomenon seen in sky of the northern polar regions of the [[Earth]]. An equivalent phenomenon called the [[Southern Lights]] or ''Aurora Australis'' is found in the southern polar regions. |
==Scientific Explanation== | ==Scientific Explanation== | ||
The effect is caused the interaction between the [[solar wind]], the Earth's [[magnetic field]] and the upper [[atmosphere]]. Solar wind is composed of [[charged particle]]s, so the glancing particles in the particularly strong area of the magnetic field creates what seems like an electrical fireworks display.<ref>[http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/dictionary/index.cfm?Display=Dictionary&Letter=A NASA Dictionary].</ref> | The effect is caused the interaction between the [[solar wind]], the Earth's [[magnetic field]] and the upper [[atmosphere]]. Solar wind is composed of [[charged particle]]s, so the glancing particles in the particularly strong area of the magnetic field creates what seems like an electrical fireworks display.<ref>[http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/dictionary/index.cfm?Display=Dictionary&Letter=A NASA Dictionary].</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Meteor]] | *[[Meteor]] | ||
*[[The Golden Compass]] (originally published as ''Northern Lights'') | *[[The Golden Compass]] (originally published as ''Northern Lights'') | ||
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[[Category:Meteorology]] | [[Category:Meteorology]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:07, July 29, 2016
The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis is a celestial phenomenon seen in sky of the northern polar regions of the Earth. An equivalent phenomenon called the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis is found in the southern polar regions.
Scientific Explanation
The effect is caused the interaction between the solar wind, the Earth's magnetic field and the upper atmosphere. Solar wind is composed of charged particles, so the glancing particles in the particularly strong area of the magnetic field creates what seems like an electrical fireworks display.[1]
See also
- Meteor
- The Golden Compass (originally published as Northern Lights)