Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

The Northern Lights, properly known as the Aurora Borealis, are as a result of ejections from the Sun being sent towards Earth, which then react with the atmosphere. The are a beautiful sight, and of interest to scientists.

Corona Borealis, also known as the Northern Crown, can be seen in the night sky during the spring and summer months in the Northern Hemisphere. It is most visible during the late spring months when it is high in the sky in the evening hours.

The Aurora Borealis is seen in colder places because the charged particles from the Sun are most concentrated at the Earth's polar regions due to its magnetic field. When these particles collide with the Earth's atmosphere, they produce the colorful light display known as the Northern Lights.

Most people think that the auroras only appear at night. Actually, the auroras are

happening all the time, they are just harder to see during the day. The best time to watch

the auroras is around midnight, when the auroras glow more violently than before. Soon

afterwards, the auroras fade into colorful cloudlike patterns where they swirl and loop

until dawn, when they are overpowered by the bright path of the rising sun.

The aurora borealis follow a specific routine. At twilight, they begin glowing in

the northern part of the sky. After this, the auroras transform into an arc that stretches

about 1000 miles across the sky from east to west. While rippling and spiraling, vertical

rays begin to change colors as their brightness constantly changes. Later, the lights scatter

which makes it seem that the auroras disappear. They then appear in patch-like patterns

for a few hours until they completely disappear.

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are a natural wonder because they are created by cosmic particles interacting with the Earth's atmosphere, producing beautiful displays of colored lights in the night sky. This phenomenon occurs near the Earth's magnetic poles and is a result of solar winds colliding with gases in the atmosphere. The unique and mesmerizing patterns of light make the northern lights one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth.

The Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, so it is the best place to see the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis. The Southern Lights, or aurora australis, can be seen in the southern hemisphere.

Aurora is a natural light display primarily seen in high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic. It is caused by the interaction between solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere. Aurora borealis occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, while aurora australis occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.

An Aurora Australis or an Aurora Borealis occurs when streams of particles from the sun's solar winds hit the earth's atmosphere at an angle (as can only happen at the poles). These particles interact with the edges of the earth's magnetic field and when they collide with the gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow creating curtains of blue, green and magenta. An aurora is sometimes said to be accompanied by a crackling sound, but this has never been recorded and scientists are at a loss to explain what causes the sound.

Those shimmering beams of light are called auroras. Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetic field, creating colorful displays of light in the sky near the poles.

Yes, Svalbard is a great place to see the northern lights. Due to its high latitude and minimal light pollution, it offers good visibility of this natural light display. The best time to view the northern lights in Svalbard is from late September to late March.

An Aurora Australis or an Aurora Borealis occurs when streams of particles from the sun's solar winds hit the earth's atmosphere at an angle (as can only happen at the poles). These particles interact with the edges of the earth's magnetic field and when they collide with the gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow creating curtains of blue, green and magenta. An aurora is sometimes accompanied by a crackling sound. Both aurora appear around the polar regions. The Aurora Australis appears around Antarctica and the Aurora Borealis appears around the Arctic.

1. Due to the burst of Solar flares, radioactive particles are produced
2. Hence, with the burst, the solar wind carries the particles away
3. Then When those particles reach near the earth's magnetosphere, they are deflected and send to the poles
4. Then those particles collide with the atoms of gases present on the atmosphere
5. Then corresponding to the particles collision with the atoms, their color are produced
6. By the quantum leaps of the atoms after coliding with the charged particles, the kinetic energy of atom is changed to visible light

Written by: Rohan Vaidya

The other name for the northern lights is aurora borealis.

The auroras are the result of phenomena that have been going on since early in the formation of the atmosphere around the planet earth - consequently the first prehistoric travelers to the Arctic and near-arctic regions undoubtedly saw and marveled at them.

During the northern summer, sunlight prevents viewing the aurora at high northern latitudes. As the sun climbs in the sky until June 21st and then descends, the nights are too light to see the aurora.

It generally is located in the far north close to the pole but the lights have been seen as far south as California.

Polar lights, also known as auroras, are natural light displays in the Earth's sky predominantly seen in high-latitude regions. They are caused by the interaction between particles from the sun and the Earth's magnetic field, which creates stunning displays of colorful lights in the polar regions.

Solar flares are ejected from the Sun every so often. It relates to solar activity on the Sun. They can occur at any time, but are more common at the peak of the cycle of solar activity and for about 3 years after the peak. The solar activity cycle takes about 11 years.

There isn't really a schedule of auroras; they happen when a stream of charged particles from the Sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field. Watch the website at spaceweather.com (see the link below) and look for "coronal mass ejections"; bright auroras often follow about 2 days later. But they sometimes are visible without any warning, because the Sun is CONSTANTLY sending out masses of charged particles.

Both aurorae occur around the polar regions. The Aurora Australis appears around Antarctica and the Aurora Borealis appears around the Arctic.

The Aurora Australis is only visible from the southern latitudes and has never been seen north of the 30 degree line of latitude.

The aurora is associated with solar wind activity and is most prevalent at the peak of the eleven year sun spot cycles, and the three years afterwards.

The best places to see an Aurora Australis in the Australasia region would be Tasmania or New Zealand, away from cities and other sources of artificial light pollution.

Occasionally when solar activity is extremely intense, the Northern Lights may be visible in the state of Washington - the further north and east in the state, the more likely. Solar energy peaks about every 11 years so that's about how often there is a chance of seeing the Northern lights in Washington - but its still rare; it has to be a more energetic peak solar year than normal for the northern lights to stray that far south.

An Aurora Australis or an Aurora Borealis occurs when streams of particles from the sun's solar winds hit the earth's atmosphere at an angle (as can only happen at the poles). These particles interact with the edges of the earth's magnetic field and when they collide with the gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow creating curtains of blue, green and magenta. An aurora is sometimes accompanied by a crackling sound.

The Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth's sky caused by solar wind particles interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. They are most visible in high-latitude regions close to the Arctic Circle. The lights can appear in various colors, such as green, pink, red, blue, and violet, creating stunning visual displays in the night sky.