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RE: Polar Lights Explained ! What Is An Aurora ?
Technically, the auroras can happen anywhere, but because of the shape of the magnetosphere it kind of guides the photons towards the poles, from where the magnetic waves enter and exit the Earth. Also, did you know that atmosphere of the Sun (as much as 1 million degrees Celsius) is much hotter than its surface (around 5500-6000 degrees Celsius) ?
Nice post, hope to see more of this stuff in future! I'd love to see them myself. Too bad I live in at 45 degrees latitude, so it'd take a massive solar storm to see it here. While it might be beautiful, it'd also fry pretty much the whole electrical infrastructure :p
It is worth traveling to see these magical lights in action, and thank you for the info about the shape of the magnetosphere, happy to hear that you liked the post :)
Sure thing, mate :)
I probably will travel to see them one day. At least I hope to. In the meantime, I'll have to deal with hot waves in the summer and cold waves in the winter.