Auroras are most often seen near the equator of the earth?

Question

true or false.

Answer 1

No at the poles. That's where the earth's magnetic field causes the charged particles to converge. I'm sure you've heard of the northern lights but not the equitorial lights.

Answer 2

False - they are seen at the poles.

The aurora is a bright glow observed in the night sky, usually in the polar zone. For this reason some scientists call it a "polar aurora" (or "aurora polaris"). In northern latitudes it is known as the aurora borealis, which is named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas, since in Europe especially it often appears as a reddish glow on the northern horizon as if the sun were rising from an unusual direction. The aurora borealis is also called the northern lights since it is only visible in the North sky from the Northern Hemisphere. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April. Its southern counterpart, aurora australis, has similar properties.

Answer 3

False ...the poles. They have been seen as far south as Athens and Cuba but this is very rare. They are caused by high speed high energy particles being deflected by the magnetic field poles of the earth's magnetic fields.

Answer 4

well not necssasarly... auroras come from solar flares produced suddenly by our Sun. those waves (of heat and energy) flow into Earth's atmospher and when combined w/ the chemicals and gases of Earth, create the beautiful sight; though they are also called the 'northern lights' so they are NOT most oftenly seen @ the equator.

Answer 5

There are only seen at the poles due to magnetic polar attraction.

Answer 6

Sounds like an interested question

Answer 7

No.

Answer 8

it depends...