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<small>Photo by NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada (Feb. 2023)</small>
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Sublime, magnificent time lapse short film of northern aurora colors, particles from the sun intersecting w our planet's atmosphere, reminder of the thin layer (and it's [https://www.pinterest.com/stratdem/environmental-security/ very thin]) protecting life on earth  
Sublime, magnificent time lapse short film of northern aurora colors, particles from the sun intersecting w our planet's atmosphere, reminder of the thin layer (and it's [https://www.pinterest.com/stratdem/environmental-security/ very thin]) protecting life on earth  


http://pmdvod.nationalgeographic.com/NG_Video/77/34/Technicolour_ENCODE__174233.mp4
http://pmdvod.nationalgeographic.com/NG_Video/77/34/Technicolour_ENCODE__174233.mp4
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Northern Lights ('Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora Australis' in the south), a result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere and charged particles released from the Sun’s atmosphere.  
Northern Lights ('Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora Australis' in the south), a result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere and charged particles released from the Sun’s atmosphere.  
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The different colours are attributed to different types of gas particles colliding; the most commonly occurring colour, a pale yellow/green, is created by oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the earth. Nitrogen produces a blue, or purple/read aurora, and the elusively rare red aurora is created by high altitude oxygen.
The different colours are attributed to different types of gas particles colliding; the most commonly occurring colour, a pale yellow/green, is created by oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the earth. Nitrogen produces a blue, or purple/read aurora, and the elusively rare red aurora is created by high altitude oxygen.


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Revision as of 14:39, 1 March 2023


Oh Aurora.png

Photo by NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada (Feb. 2023)

From the International Space Station


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Earth 360°

Aurora startime.png

From GreenPolicy360's Facebook page

Sublime, magnificent time lapse short film of northern aurora colors, particles from the sun intersecting w our planet's atmosphere, reminder of the thin layer (and it's very thin) protecting life on earth


http://pmdvod.nationalgeographic.com/NG_Video/77/34/Technicolour_ENCODE__174233.mp4

Video Courtesy of Alexis Coram

[play full-screen]


○ ○ ○ ○


Northern Lights ('Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora Australis' in the south), a result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere and charged particles released from the Sun’s atmosphere.

The different colours are attributed to different types of gas particles colliding; the most commonly occurring colour, a pale yellow/green, is created by oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the earth. Nitrogen produces a blue, or purple/read aurora, and the elusively rare red aurora is created by high altitude oxygen.


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