Aurora – Light Dancing in the Earth’s Magnetic Field

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The Earth is a giant magnet. This simple fact, established at the end of the 16th century, is essential to an understanding of the processes that give rise to the aurora or Northern (and Southern) Lights.

The Earth is a giant magnet. This simple fact, established at the end of the 16th century, is essential to an understanding of the processes that give rise to the aurora or Northern (and Southern) Lights.

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