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The Indians believed that the northern lights were the light of the souls of the departed. The brighter the light, the happier they were
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Aurora
borealis
— silent
music
of night

The most spectacular side of magnetic storms

About phenomen

The northern lights  is a glow of the upper layers of the atmosphere, arising from the interaction of the planet's magnetosphere with charged particles of the solar wind
Mikhail Lomonosov was the first to find the answer to the question of what it is. Conducting countless experiments, he suggested the electric nature of this phenomenon.
He filled hollow tubes with nitrogen, neon, hydrogen, argon, and other rarefied gases by passing an electric current through them. Each gas, depending on its wavelength, glowed (luminesced) differently:
In 1619 the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei used the term "Northern Lights" and called the phenomenon in honor of Aurora, the Roman goddess of sunrise Aurora
Meaning another name Aurora Borealis
— oxygen (200-400 km)
— oxygen (up to 100 km)
— hydrogen
— nitrogen
About phenomen
The northern lights is a glow of the upper layers of the atmosphere, arising from the interaction of the planet's magnetosphere with charged particles of the solar wind
Mikhail Lomonosov was the first to find the answer to the question of what it is. Conducting countless experiments, he suggested the electric nature of this phenomenon.
He filled hollow tubes with nitrogen, neon, hydrogen, argon, and other rarefied gases by passing an electric current through them. Each gas, depending on its wavelength, glowed (luminesced) differently:
In 1619 the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei used the term "Northern Lights" and called the phenomenon in honor of Aurora, the Roman goddess of sunrise Aurora
Имеется ввиду другое название Aurora Borealis
— oxygen (200-400 km)
— oxygen (up to 100 km)
— hydrogen
— nitrogen
About phenomen
The northern lights  is a glow of the upper layers of the atmosphere, arising from the interaction of the planet's magnetosphere with charged particles of the solar wind
Mikhail Lomonosov was the first to find the answer to the question of what it is. Conducting countless experiments, he suggested the electric nature of this phenomenon.
He filled hollow tubes with nitrogen, neon, hydrogen, argon, and other rarefied gases by passing an electric current through them. Each gas, depending on its wavelength, glowed (luminesced) differently:
In 1619 the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei used the term "Northern Lights" and called the phenomenon in honor of Aurora, the Roman goddess of sunrise Aurora
Имеется ввиду другое название Aurora Borealis
— oxygen (200-400 km)
— oxygen (up to 100 km)
— hydrogen
— nitrogen

How it arises

The reason for the appearance of the Northern Lights is the explosions on the Sun, as a result of which charged particles (corpuscles) rush into the ionosphere of the Earth
These explosions occur without warning and can release huge amounts of radioactive radiation and particles
Solar flare
Flows of gas particles and magnetic clouds from the surface of the sun rush in different directions
Sunny Wind
When the wind streams reach Earth, its magnetic field deflects a large part of them. If the storm is strong, the fields direct some of the solar plasma flows along magnetic lines toward the poles
Earth's magnetic field
When the wind reaches Earth, its magnetic field deflects most of it. If the storm is strong, the fields direct some of the solar plasma flows along magnetic lines toward the poles
Path of particles to Earth
Wind particles collide with molecules of atmospheric gases, turning neutral atoms into charged ions. This process is called ionization
Collision with the atmosphere
Path of particles to Earth
Sunny Wind
Earth's magnetic field
Solar flare
Collision with the atmosphere
When the wind reaches Earth, its magnetic field deflects most of it. If the storm is strong, the fields direct some of the solar plasma flows along magnetic lines toward the poles
Flows of gas particles and magnetic clouds from the surface of the sun rush in different directions
When the wind streams reach Earth, its magnetic field deflects a large part of them. If the storm is strong, the fields direct some of the solar plasma flows along magnetic lines toward the poles
These explosions occur without warning and can release huge amounts of radioactive radiation and particles
Wind particles collide with molecules of atmospheric gases, turning neutral atoms into charged ions. This process is called ionization

Top 9 locations

Abisko, Lapland, Sweden
Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, Iceland
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Tromsø, Northern Norway
Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk district, Russia
Akureyri, Northern Island
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Murmansk, Murmansk region, Russia
Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Abisko, Lapland, Sweden
Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, Iceland
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Tromsø, Northern Norway
Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk district, Russia
Akureyri, Northern Island
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Murmansk, Murmansk region, Russia
Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Атмосфера Земли меньше всего защищена в областях полярных регионов, поэтому они более подвержены влиянию солнечной погоды
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Top 9 locations

Abisko, Lapland, Sweden
Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, Iceland
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Tromsø, Northern Norway
Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk District, Russia
Akureyri, Northern Island
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Murmansk, Murmansk region, Russia
Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Abisko, Lapland, Sweden
Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, Iceland
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Tromsø, Northern Norway
Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk District, Russia
Akureyri, Northern Island
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Murmansk, Murmansk region, Russia
Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia
The Indians believed that the northern lights were the light of the souls of the departed. The brighter the light, the happier they were
The Earth's atmosphere is least protected in areas of the polar regions (auroral latitudes), so they are more susceptible to the effects of variable solar weather
[ auroral latitude ]
[ subauroral latitude ]
[ rare occurrences ]
[ very rare occurrences ]
[ auroral latitude ]
[ subauroral latitude ]
[ rare occurrences ]
[ very rare occurrences ]
The Earth's atmosphere is least protected in areas of the polar regions (auroral latitudes), so they are more susceptible to the effects of variable solar weather
[ auroral latitude ]
[ subauroral latitude ]
[ rare occurrences ]
[ very rare occurrences ]
[ auroral latitude ]
[ subauroral latitude ]
[ rare occurrences ]
[ very rare occurrences ]