Aurora Australis

Aurora Borealis

It’s a given fact that humans are fascinated by anything that glows, any form of light, anything that exudes any characteristic similar to that of lights. We are fascinated by the lights the city at night, during Christmas, lights from fireworks, and so on. But the most remarkable thing that one could ever see is the magnificence of light coming from nature. And on of the forms are the Auroras.

In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s called Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights and in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s called Aurora Australis or Southern Lights. Auroras are one of the most beautiful light displays you could ever witness, and not everyone gets to see their magnificence.

Auroras are like curtains of colorful lights that flow in the sky. Some other times, Auroras look like curves like a rainbow or long lines in the atmosphere. The shapes depend on the interaction of the magnetic field in the atmosphere.

Technically speaking, Auroras happen because of the streams of electrons reacting to the Earth’s magnetic field. At far northern and southern latitudes, the magnetic field is much closer to the Earth’s surface.

There are rare occasions when the Auroras appear very close to the equator due to immense solar events like a massive solar flare. When a huge solar flare happens, the resulting solar radiation hits the Earth’s magnetic field resulting to Auroras which could be seen even without traveling to the far north or south.

If you are really interested in witnessing an Aurora, the best viewing countries are Alaska and Norway. And you wouldn’t regret what you see either.

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