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In The Land Of The Northern Lights

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In The Land Of The Northern Lights
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2 December, 2011
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Gorgeous aurorae borealis

An explosion of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon powers substorms, sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights.  The cause is the magnetic reconnection, a common process that occurs throughout the universe when stressed magnetic field lines suddenly turn to a new shape.

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Read time: 1 minSubmitted by Emanuela Clavarino on 1 December, 2011 - 16:23
Aurora Borealis
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di Emanuela Clavarino