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     Northern Lights will shine across much of the UK TONIGHT as a huge solar storm strikes Earth: Is your area going to be illuminated as the Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky?

     As a huge solar storm strikes Earth tonight, the Met Office predicts that the Northern Lights will be visible as far south as Northern Ireland and parts of the North of England.

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     Northern Lights: When and where can you watch it? NOAA advises how to watch and take photographs

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     Northern Lights tonight mapped: Exactly where you could see aurora borealis in the UK

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     What is Aurora? Will your state witness the mesmerizing northern lights this week?

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AuroraAurora - Wikipedia

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   An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

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4. www.space.com › 15139-northern-lights-auroras-earthNorthern lights (aurora borealis) — what they are and how to ...

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   3 days ago · The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet's magnetic field ...

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5. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › auroraAurora - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about auroras, the natural light displays that shimmer in the sky near the poles. Find out how solar wind, Earth's magnetic field, and atmospheric particles create the colors and shapes of auroras.

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7. www.swpc.noaa.gov › products › aurora-30-minute-forecastAurora - 30 Minute Forecast | NOAA / NWS Space Weather ...

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   Find out the location and intensity of the aurora in the northern and southern hemispheres based on the OVATION model. Learn how the aurora is related to space weather and how to observe it from different places.

8. www.livescience.com › northern-lightsNorthern Lights: What are the aurorae borealis? | Live Science

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   Mar 13, 2022 · Another name for the northern lights is the aurora borealis, a name given to the effect by Galileo Galilee. The "aurora" references the Roman goddess of the dawn, and "borealis" is the Greek name ...

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   Why are the Northern Lights called Aurora Borealis?

   • The Aurora Borealis is the scientific name for the Northern Lights, named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas. The scientific name for the Southern Lights is the Aurora Australis after the Greek god of the south wind, Auster. What time are the Northern Lights visible?

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   Where are the Northern Lights most commonly seen?

   • According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), the Northern Lights are seen most often in regions close to the North Pole such as Scandinavia, Greenland, Alaska, Canada and Russia.

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   What is the difference between Northern Lights and Southern Lights?

   • In the north, the display is called aurora borealis, or northern lights. In the south, it is called aurora australis, or southern lights. Auroras and the Solar Wind The activity that creates auroras begins on the sun. The sun is a ball of superhot gases made of electrically charged particles called ions.

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   What are the Northern Lights?

   • The Northern Lights are a stunning display of glowing, swirling lights in the night sky that have amazed humankind for thousands of years. But what causes them? And how can you see them?

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10. www.cntraveller.in › story › where-to-see-theWhere to see the northern lights all over the world

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    Mar 16, 2024 · Live out your Frozen-inspired Scandinavian fairy tale in northern Sweden by first staying in the world’s original Icehotel (or sister property Icehotel 365) and then heading 70 miles northwest to Abisko National Park, Sweden’s top spot for the northern lights. The positioning of mountains on both sides of the park creates a microclimate, shielding most clouds, rain, and snow, and creating the so-called “blue hole over Abisko,” where the Northern Lights appear on a near-nightly basis ...

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    Feb 28, 2014 · The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - appear as bright, swirling curtains of lights in the night sky and range in colour from green to pink and scarlet. The Southern Lights - aurora australis ...