Aurora borealis?

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is it an optic phenomenon? and if so, what optic principles does it use?
or is it just to do with magnetism

2007-03-17 21:19:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The auroras are the effect of accelerated charged particles interacting with the upper atmosphere. It is an electrical phenomenon which produces light, similar in the way a bare neon bulb makes light. The magnetic field is the agent of acceleration for the particles, which come from the sun.

2007-03-17 21:27:48 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The aurora (plural aurorae/auroras) is a bright glow observed in the night sky, usually in the polar zone.

2007-03-18 05:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Gases in the atmosphere create the "Northern Lights."

2007-03-18 04:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋