Posted on Jun 27, 2021
We finally know what sparks the Northern Lights | Popular Science
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Find yourself up high enough in the northern or southern latitudes, on a night with clear skies, and you might just be treated to one of those mesmerizing natural light shows called auroras. Scientists had long known that solar storms were responsible for those dancing curtains of light, but until now they hadn’t confirmed the underlying mechanism: thrill-seeking electrons.
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Find yourself up high enough in the northern or southern latitudes, on a night with clear skies, and you might just be treated to one of those mesmerizing natural light shows called auroras. Scientists had long known that solar storms were responsible for those dancing curtains of light, but until now they hadn’t confirmed the underlying mechanism: thrill-seeking electrons.
We finally know what sparks the Northern Lights | Popular Science
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Remember seeing a pale yellow Northern lights display years ago at Camp Grayling, it was an awesome sight to see Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Seen them many times on night flights over northern Canada, great share.
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I've seen them and there absolutely mesmerizing, don't care how it happens, just care that it does happen.
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