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  2. Aurora - Wikipedia

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    An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] 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 ...

  3. Aurora Islands - Wikipedia

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    The officers of the Aurora reported sighting them again in 1774. The Spanish ship San Miguel fixed their location at 52°37'S, 47°49'W. [1] On 20 February 1794, they were sighted again by a Spanish survey ship, the corvette Atrevida, which as part of the Alejandro Malaspina circumnavigation had been sent to confirm them. [2]

  4. Theory of tides - Wikipedia

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    High and low tide in the Bay of Fundy. The theory of tides is the application of continuum mechanics to interpret and predict the tidal deformations of planetary and satellite bodies and their atmospheres and oceans (especially Earth's oceans) under the gravitational loading of another astronomical body or bodies (especially the Moon and Sun).

  5. 50 Of The Most Fascinating, Stunning And Dangerous Natural ...

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    The scientific name for the aforementioned northern lights is Aurora borealis and it happens when electrically charged particles from the sun collide with Earth’s atmosphere at speeds up to 45 ...

  6. Northern Lights: When will we see the Aurora Borealis in ...

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    Millions were wowed last week when the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, made a rare appearance as far south as the Gulf Coast.. Photos circulated on social media and elsewhere of the pink and ...

  7. Northern lights may be visible in 17 states: Where to see ...

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    Americans in at least 17 states will have a chance to see the northern lights Thursday night. The following continental U.S. states fall within aurora’s view line: Washington

  8. January 1938 geomagnetic storm - Wikipedia

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    On January 25–26, 1938, the sky was lit up with an aurora borealis light storm, seen all across the world. The storm was identical to other storm-induced, low-latitude aurora borealis. The great aurora that was witnessed across Europe, the Americas, and Oceania had not been seen/documented in Europe since 1709, and in the Americas since 1888.

  9. Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery about how ...

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    Electrons can surf electromagnetic waves toward Earth, reaching speeds of up to 45 million miles per hour.