Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

Yes, the presence of the ozone hole does not directly impact the visibility of the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights, also known as auroras, are a natural light display in the Earth's sky that occur near the polar regions when charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field. The presence or absence of an ozone hole does not affect this phenomenon.

The Southern (or Northern) Lights are caused by particles ejected from the sun by solar flares, getting trapped in the ionosphere and radiating. They happen all the time, but the conditions have to be right for them to be visible.

It is very rare for the northern lights (aurora borealis) to be seen in Mississippi, as they are typically visible at higher latitudes closer to the North Pole. However, during rare and strong geomagnetic storms, it may be possible to see the northern lights in more southerly locations like Mississippi.

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, occur in the thermosphere and exosphere layers of Earth's atmosphere. They are typically observed between 60 and 400 kilometers above the Earth's surface. The stratosphere and troposphere layers do not contain the Northern Lights.

It is rare to see the northern lights in Denmark due to its southern location. The best chances of seeing the northern lights are in locations closer to the Arctic Circle where they are more commonly observed.

Auroras can occur on other planets and have been observed on several of them including Venus, Jupiter and Saturn.

According to the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska auroras can form on any planet that has an atmosphere and is bombarded by energetic particles. As such all planets in our solar system are subjected to energetic particle bombardment due to the polar wind so any that have a dense enough atmosphere will have the potential for the formation of aurora. Further to this, they also state that the intensity of the aurora will be dependent on the strength of the planets magnetic field.

According to NASA some of the largest auroras occur on Jupiter (which has auroras larger than the diameter of Earth) and it is unusual in that solar winds are not required as Jupiter (and its moon Io) is able to create its own charged particles and an intense electric field at it's poles.

Currently NASA believe that volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon (Io) ejects oxygen and sulphur ions (O+ and S+) into Jupiter's spinning magnetic field. It is the rotation of this magnetic field that creates the very high electrical charge at Jupiter's poles.

This interaction of the electric field and the charged particles from Io ultimately causes the majority of Jupiter's aurora.

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The Northern lights can be seen round the magnetic North pole of the Earth in the Arctic Circle. High energy particles of the Solar wind are guided to Earth down field lines and excite air molecules to glow. The Aurora Australis occurs over Antarctica

Auroras are produced when charged particles from the sun (solar wind) interact with the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. This interaction causes the particles to emit light, creating the colorful displays known as auroras.

In the upper atmosphere usually in latitudes above 50 degrees.

Where the northern lights are depends on the position on an oval on the top of the earth. This oval moves through the day and night due to magnetic sentres in the earth. Most northern light research is done in Norway, and this is probably the best place to see it. But it can also be spotted in places like Alaska and norhern Russia.

The next norther light high is expected to be in 2013. So if one visits northern Norway one cold and clear winter night in 2013, you will mosy likely see it.

Yes, my wife and I saw the aurora borealis on two consecutive evenings while we were on our nightly walk in a fairly dark subdivision just South of Beau Chin in Mandeville, Louisiana. I am not sure if it was in 1988 or 1989. I was searching online to try to find the date when I saw the question post. It took a couple of days before news sources confirmed it was the aurora borealis, as there was some speculation that the government/military were performing some kind of atmospheric test.

The Aurora Arcticus is also known as the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. It is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions close to the Arctic and Antarctic.

Yes and No. Northern lights are seen in the north, the same phenomenon (Southern Lights - Aurora Australis) can be seen in the far south but so few people live there that they are not as famous.

The charged particles from the Sun hit the Earth's atmosphere and cause a current of particles to flow along the earth's magnetic field lines into the polar regions (north and south.)

The northern lights can be seen starting in late August and continue through April, with the peak viewing times typically being in the fall and winter months. They are most visible in areas near the Arctic Circle during the darkest nights of the year.

Yes. Northern lights reflect the principle of florescent Lights. Charged particles in the Magnetosphere collide with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere. This energizes the atoms and molecule's electrons the relaxation of the electrons emit the Northern Lights.

Different colors indicate different atoms or molecules.

The Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is caused by the interaction between charged particles from the sun and the Earth's magnetic field. When these particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere, such as oxygen and nitrogen, they produce the colorful light display that we see in the sky.

The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is a natural light display in the Earth's southern hemisphere. It occurs when charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field and create stunning displays of light in the sky, similar to the Northern Lights in the northern hemisphere.

There has been much debate about who discovered the auroras, but ancient Chinese and Greek people have been studying these natural wonders for years, and the ancient Eskimos and Scandinavians have been known to reference them as early as 700 AD. The person that actually brought everyone's attention to the auroras was Benjamin Franklin, even though a French astronomer Pierre Gassedni was credited for given the name of the aurora borealis (the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas) in 1612.

The light in the northern sky is called the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. It occurs when solar particles collide with the Earth's atmosphere, creating a dazzling display of light typically seen in higher latitudes near the poles. The particles ionize gases in the atmosphere, releasing energy in the form of colorful light.

The colors of the Northern Lights can vary, but they typically include shades of green, pink, purple, and blue. These colors are produced by different gases in the Earth's atmosphere interacting with solar particles.

Yes, the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are a natural phenomenon that occur in the polar regions when charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field. They create colorful displays of light in the sky, usually seen at night.

The vegetation zone for the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, includes regions closer to the North Pole where the phenomenon can be observed. These areas typically encompass boreal forests, tundra, and arctic vegetation that are found in high latitudes such as Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. The aurora borealis is often visible in these regions due to their proximity to the Earth's magnetic pole.

The Aurora Borealis is a display of colored lights in the sky, also called northern lights, caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere near the North Pole. A similar display, called the Aurora Australis, occurs in the atmosphere above the South Pole.