Aurora Borealis – Just Fun Facts

Interesting facts about aurora borealis

May 5, 2020 by admin

The aurora borealis or northern lights is a natural light display in the Earth‘s sky. It occurs most frequently in a belt of radius 2500 km (1550 mi) centered on the magnetic north pole. This zone extends over northern Scandinavia, Iceland, the southern tip of Greenland and continuing over northern Canada, Alaska and along the … Read more

Interesting facts about aurora

May 21, 2020November 5, 2015 by admin

Aurora that occur in the northern hemisphere are called ‘Aurora Borealis’ or ‘northern lights’ and auroras that occur in the southern hemisphere are called ‘Aurora Australis’ or ‘southern lights’. The colored beams are created by electronically charged particles from the sun which enter the Earth‘s atmosphere when solar winds are powerful. The name ‘Aurora Borealis’ … Read more