27 February 2014

AURORA BOREALIS



NATURAL PHENOMENON OF AURORA BOREALIS

B Y: SULAIMAN PURBA




Ever heard of the Aurora Borealis? It is the phenomenon of light emission blazing on the ionosphere layer of an EARTH as a result of the interaction between the magnetic field of the planet owned by charged particles emitted by the Sun.
Beautiful northern lights shimmer in the sky, known as the Aurora borealis. Often called the Solar Wind. The phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis can be seen only in the area that are close to the poles, both north and south poles.

Aurora Borealis occurs in the area around the North and South poles because that's where the magnetic center of the earth. Aurora Borealis which occurs in the northern region known as the Aurora Borealis. Aurora is the name of the Roman Goddess of Dawn and Boreas is the North Wind in Greek language. Often also called the Northern Lights.

When this is the case in Europe, Aurora often look reddish or greenish in the northern horizon as if the sun will rise from that direction. The phenomenon of the aurora in the south, known as the Aurora Australis has similar properties

Norwegian tourist board statistics show phenomenon northern lights (Aurora borealis) attracts many tourists to the country, especially to the North Norway region, which is closer to the north pole, where the northern lights, or Aurora borealis often looks very bright and clear.

In scientific explanation, the Aurora borealis occurs when particles of solar blast hit the Earth's magnetic field. When the solar particles move and interact with the polar upper atmospheric layers, forming a green light moving graceful combination of magical performances. This wonderful phenomenon as the Aurora borealis trend.