00:00An Aurora
00:00Breathtaking Natural Phenomena
00:04An Aurora, also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky,
00:12predominantly seen in high-latitude regions. Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant
00:17lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
00:24In the ionosphere, the ions of the solar wind collide with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen from
00:30the Earth's atmosphere. The energy released during these collisions causes a colorful glowing halo
00:35around the poles and aurora. Most auroras happen about 97 to 1,000 kilometers, 60 to 620 miles,
00:44above the Earth's surface. The most active auroras happen when the solar wind is the strongest.
00:50The solar wind is usually fairly constant, but solar weather, the heating and cooling of
00:56different parts of the sun, can change daily.
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