The Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights are natural phenomena featuring beautifully colored light displays over the Earth. All of it happens due to the sun, inside the sun it is 14 million degrees Celsius. And due to the tremendous pressure, the hydrogen atoms are sqeezed into helium atom, because of the heat due to the nuclear reaction the light radiates outward. The electrically charged gas so called plasma is thrown out from the sun which is so called solar storm.
when highly charged electrons from the solar wind interact with elements in the earth’s atmosphere, Solar winds stream away from the sun at speeds of million miles per hour. When they reach the earth, some hours after leaving the sun, they follow the lines of magnetic force generated by the earth’s core, they deflects the earths magnetic field which creates a funnel and the gas travels through the magnetic lines towards the poles, due to which Arora occurs.
The colour of the aurora depends on which atom is struck, and the altitude of the meeting.
- Green – oxygen, up to 150 miles in altitude
- Red – oxygen, above 150 miles in altitude
- Blue – nitrogen, up to 60 miles in altitude
- Purple/violet – nitrogen, above 60 miles in altitude
So, what do you think?
I think, if I am able to capture photos of the Aurora, I will link back to this post. Also, the next time I see them I will think about how high they are, mostly greens here. ☺ Nice post.
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Oh wow… That’s great, where do you live?
Thank you… 😊😊
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Not as far North as Alaska, but the Aurora show up here in the late fall. They mesmerize me with their transitions. Have you seen them?
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It’s so AWESOME. I read about it a few years ago but now I know so much about it. Thanks😊
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No… I so far from it… I live in India…
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So let us hope that my photography skills improve, so that I may capture what your eyes cannot see, and share it with you and your post.
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Thank you, glad that you got so much info…😊😊
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Looking forward for it… My best wishes for that…😊😊
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👍😊
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Hey by the way, very nice name…
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Thanks abhijit 😊
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You are welcome..
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Thanks☺ I’ll need it ☺
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You are welcome…
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This was very interesting to read!! I love aurora and today only I was watching a really cool video on it 😀
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Thank you…
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You are welcome!
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I love the pictures of Northern lights.(I haven’t seen it live, but I so want to *_*)
They are just so damn pretty,it feels magical. And unreal. But this shows they are real,afterall.:P
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Yes they are very beautiful to SEE, thanks for your comment… 😊😊😊
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🙂
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Hey! I experienced it once! They are damn beautiful!
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Wow… Lucky 😳😳
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Yup 🙂 🙂 🙂 !!
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Experienced it while flying?? If so write an article describing it, that would be great…
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Yes , long back it was one of my memorable flight! Will share the experience for sure!
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Hi! Thanks for commenting. I feel both our posts should work well together. If you are ever in Iceland and miss the northern lights check this out – http://bigandsmalltravel.com/2015/09/22/iceland-spotlight-aurora-reykjavik-northern-lights-center/
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You are very welcome… And yes I did see your post.. Very nice one..
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About nothern light I happened to search yesterday….but Wikipedia couldn’t explain it as good as you…great
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Many thanks… 😊😊
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