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Why are Auroras and Northern Lights mostly green in color?
KenanDale
There are pink auroras too! the green wavelength (557.7 nm) is from oxygen; nitrogen gives pink 630.0 nm).
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How do the northern lights get their color?
The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis is caused by collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enters the earth's atmosphere. The type of gas particles that are colliding result in the variations in color.
What is the rarest color in the auroras?
The rarest color for an Aurora Borealis is purple and orange in the aurora australis
Why do you have trouble seeing color in the dark?
The lights are out.
What color is an Oort cloud?
the oort cloud is mostly black
Why in December do the northern lights occur?
Charged particles from the Sun collide with the Earth's polar magnetic field. In December, the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, so more particles can collide along the North Pole. The same happens in the Southern Hemisphere in the Summer. Also, Northern lights (and their Southern lights counterpart Aurora Australis can occur at any time, usually right after a good coronal mass ejection from the Sun. December in the Northern hemisphere is usually a good time for clear, long nights and personal introspection, we tend to look up more often therefore making that particular observation. Back to the question: what we see as Northern lights is light being emitted from molecules in the upper atmosphere, mostly Nitrogen and Oxygen, with many others mixed in. The color we see depends on which gas or compound is doing the emitting. The cause of the light is high energy particles trapped in the Earth's magnetic field being pushed around by a large scale disturbance of that field, usually a CME. If you get the NASA channel on cable or satellite they sometimes show a really cool video about the bizarre chain of events that actually cause the lights. The whole answer is actually just as fascinating as the lights themselves (yep, I'm a real nerd). If you don't want to wait for the TV, a couple of links about the IMAGE and Polar satellites to get started are posted below.
How do the northern lights get their color?
The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis is caused by collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enters the earth's atmosphere. The type of gas particles that are colliding result in the variations in color.
How does the northern lights effect the attitudes of people?
i think the northen lights affect people by the color of them because they are so so cute
What is the rarest color in the auroras?
The rarest color for an Aurora Borealis is purple and orange in the aurora australis
What gemstone is used to make northern lights jewelry?
Northern Lights Topaz is a chemically colored piece of Topaz that attempts to reflect the colors of the Northern Lights within the stone. They are mainly blue/green and purple in color and relatively inexpensive.
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I personally think it looks alittle aged but it is mostly fine. If you don't want to fully color it try getting high lights or low lights.
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The code of Crayola lights,camara,and color is 2cvwrtjc
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No, they may be a hybrid from a northern bean, but they are also call canolla beans. They are usually in the Spanish food section of your grocery store.
Why do the lights come on at Niagra Falls?
They have lights on the grass in front of Niagra Falls and at night the owners turn them on.They normally turn the American side on the colors of yellow and blue.And mostly the other side whatever color they want.
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whats the color circuit for the blinkers an break lights?
What 3 color lights does a projection TVs use?
The three color lights does a project TVs use are white,black,and i do not know the what is the third color
Are deer attracted to the purple color?
um hun no i don't think so if your lights are purple then yes. they are mostly just attracted to light. that's bout it. (pardon my spelling.)
What is the difference between the Northern Lights and the Southern LIghts?
The northern lights are light you can see in the sky. They are created be solar storms. The storms hit the atmosphere and are forced to the poles. The storms mix with oxygen and tern into colours and that is what you see.
