The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) along with the aurora australis have always fascinated people, (Northeren Lights or Aurora Borealis Explained) “so much even that some people travel thousands of miles just to see them.” These lights occur when super charged electrons from the solar wind combine with the elements within the Earth’s atmosphere. The electrons will begin to move upward towards the earth’s atmosphere and on their way up they will encounter atoms of oxygen and nitrogen when they get to “20 to 200 miles of altitude.” (Northeren Lights or Aurora Borealis Explained)What is fascinating about the Aurora Borealis is that it’ll turn whichever color, depending on which atom is struck and at which point in altitude they meet.
• Green – oxygen, up to 150 miles in altitude
• Red – oxygen, above 150 miles in altitude
• Blue – nitrogen, up to 60 miles in altitude
• Purple/violet – nitrogen, above 60 miles in altitude …show more content…
(How does the Aurora Borealis (Northen Lights) work?) If this happens around your area, the circuit breakers in your house will stop working as soon as the electrical currents and everything else passes “15-30 amperes at 120 volts.” Matter of a fact, there is supposed to be one going over the United States on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. (How does the Aurora Borealis (Northen Lights)
• Green – oxygen, up to 150 miles in altitude
• Red – oxygen, above 150 miles in altitude
• Blue – nitrogen, up to 60 miles in altitude
• Purple/violet – nitrogen, above 60 miles in altitude …show more content…
(How does the Aurora Borealis (Northen Lights) work?) If this happens around your area, the circuit breakers in your house will stop working as soon as the electrical currents and everything else passes “15-30 amperes at 120 volts.” Matter of a fact, there is supposed to be one going over the United States on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. (How does the Aurora Borealis (Northen Lights)