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Put The Aurora Borealis In Your Ear

May 20, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Do the aurorae makes sounds? That’s been a subject of discussion — and contention — among people who watch the sky. While most of us will never hear the aurora borealis directly, there’s help out there in the form of a [...]

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Timelapse: Incredible Northern Lights from the Arctic Circle

December 13, 2012

Shot from the Arctic Circle in Canada, this beautiful display of the Aurora Borealis will put you in the holiday mood (I’m sure Santa’s workshop is just beyond one of those mountains in the background!) National Geographic photographer Mike Theiss said the northern lights started around 11:30pm and continued on until around 3am. “The lights [...]

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Last Night’s View: Skies Filled with Stunning Aurora

October 9, 2012

The Aurora Borealis fills nearly the entire sky in Cleary Summit, Alaska. Credit: Jason Ahrns on Flickr. With just a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (CME) this week, skywatchers in the northern latitudes have been enjoying some beautiful views of the Aurora Borealis. Here are a few stunning views from last night (October [...]

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Mysterious Sounds Made by the Aurora Borealis

July 9, 2012

Caption: Swirling Aurora. Image Credit: Jason Ahrns There have been legends and folktales about sounds associated with auroae, but most accounts were summarily dismissed as imagination or illusion. But researchers in Finland set up microphones in conjunction with an aurora observation site and over the past 12 years captured a “clapping” sound that occurs at [...]

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Space Timelapse: With a Vengeance by Jason Ahrns

March 18, 2012

Cool! That’s how I describe this amazing timelapse of the Aurora Borealis during the onset of the geomagnetic storm on March 12, 2012. Jason Ahrns captured the timelapse in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska at 15 second exposure and 18 second interval. Check out this link for more timelapses from Jason. Remove this ad

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