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  2. Aurora - Wikipedia

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    The first ever extra-solar auroras were discovered in July 2015 over the brown dwarf star LSR J1835+3259. [105] The mainly red aurora was found to be a million times brighter than the northern lights, a result of the charged particles interacting with hydrogen in the atmosphere.

  3. Carrington Event - Wikipedia

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    Auroras were seen around the world in the northern and southern hemispheres. The aurora borealis over the Rocky Mountains in the United States was so bright that the glow woke gold miners, who were reported to have begun to prepare breakfast because they thought it was morning. It was also reported that people in the north-eastern United States ...

  4. 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.

  5. Northern lights forecast: Auroras may be visible in more than ...

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    The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending ... Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground.

  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. Where will northern lights be visible in the US? Incoming ...

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    States best positioned within the aurora viewing line include: Alaska. Washington. Idaho. Montana. North Dakota. Minnesota. Michigan. Wisconsin. The auroras may also be "highly active" in parts of ...

  8. Timeline of Solar System astronomy - Wikipedia

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    c. 1750 – The three collinear Lagrange points (L1, L2, L3) were discovered by Leonhard Euler, a decade before Joseph-Louis Lagrange discovered the remaining two. [110] [111] 1752 – Benjamin Franklin conducts his kite experiment, successfully extracting sparks from a cloud, showing that lightning bolts are huge natural electrical discharges ...

  9. Maps show best areas in U.S. to see northern lights - AOL

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    The northern lights will be visible for parts of the northern U.S., according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center's aurora forecast. The aurora will be visible over much of Canada and ...