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Description: What are auroras? What makes them happen? What do they look like? Where can you see them? Photos and QuickTime movies of the northern lights, and Realaudio interviews with NASA scientists.
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky | Exploratorium Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky. A glowing curtain of light forms, waving and swirling above you. As the lights fade away the dark night closes over you once again.
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Page title:Auroras: Paintings in the Sky | Exploratorium
Keywords:aurora, auroras, aurora borealis, northern lights, NASA, realaudio, science, astronomy, teachers, students, K-12, education, magnetosphere, polar, sunspots, SII, Exploratorium
Description:What are auroras? What makes them happen? What do they look like? Where can you see them? This illustrated journey answers these questions! The site includes stunning photos and QuickTime movies of the northern lights, realaudio interviews with NASA scientists and more.
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