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Auroras - Let's explore this amazing phenomenon

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Today we talk about Auroras!

An aurora also commonly known as polar lights, northern lights, or southern lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere and an amazing effect shows up to our eyes...


They are also known as polar lights, northern lights, or southern lights


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