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The two maps show the aurora and viewline tonight and tomorrow night. The brightness and location of the aurora is typically shown as a green oval centered on Earth’s magnetic pole. The green ovals turn red when the aurora is forecasted to be more intense.
The latest 24 hours of image frames comprising the Northern and Southern hemisphere loops (with time-tagged file names) are available: Northern, Southern. The most recent Northern and Southern Hemisphere images (with static file names) are available: Northern, Southern
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Jul 23, 2024 · The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet's magnetic field...
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays ...
Jan 19, 2024 · Where are the best places to see the northern lights? From Minnesota and Alaska to Iceland and Greenland, here are the top places to view the aurora borealis.
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. (Protons cause faint and diffuse aurora, usually not easily visible to the human eye.)
May 12, 2024 · Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm which reached Earth, officials said.
Jul 25, 2024 · Find out where and when to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) throughout Europe and North America in our helpful guide.
Jun 10, 2021 · Nothing can ruin our joy in the aurora borealis, or northern lights, those ribbons of blue, green and violet light that cascade from the sky. Not even knowing for sure what causes them....
Jul 30, 2024 · The northern lights could grace skies farther south than usual because of a solar storm that may affect Earth, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather ...
