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Home / Kids and Teens / School Time / Science / Astronomy and Space / Auroras
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- 400 Years of "De Magnete" - History of geomagnetism, and its relation to space physics and aurora.
www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthmag/demagint.htm
- Alaska Science Explained - Rocket Scientist, Neal Brown - Learn how to build a rocket while discovering the mysteries of Aurora Borealis and remote mapping.
www.alaskascience.com
- Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights - From Virtual Finland, the science of auroras plus folk explanations and pictures.
virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/aurora_borealis.html
- Aurora Page - Provides background information on auroras, including where and when they occur, how auroras work, and their history in the skies. Colorful diagram included.
ph99.bc.edu/grad/Tomek/Auroral_Homepage/Aurora.html
- Aurora Viewing Tips - Offers advice on when and how to view auroras at their best. Topics of interest include magnetic latitudes and geomagnetic activity.
www.sec.noaa.gov/Aurora
- Auroras - Colourful introduction to the northern and southern lights, with clear explanations of how and why they occur.
www.harmsy.freeuk.com/auroras.html
- Auroras, Painting in the Sky - Self-guided color illustrated tutorial that shows what an aurora looks like from the earth and from space, what makes them happen, where you can see them, and whey they are different colors.
www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/selfguide1.html
- Auroras: Paintings in the Sky - What are auroras? What makes them happen? What do they look like? This illustrated journey answers these questions. View some Real audio interviews with NASA scientists.
www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras
- Home of the Northern Lights - Aurora borealis photos from Alaska.
climate.gi.alaska.edu/Curtis/aurora/aurora.html
- Living in the Atmosphere of the Sun - Online exhibit portrays aurora as a consequence of a solar storm.
www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/exhibit
- Northern Lights - Color pictures, frequently asked questions, poetry and stories about the aurora, legends and folklore.
vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/space/aurora
- Space science education - Includes classroom activities and study guides related to space physics.
image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry
- The Aurora Borealis - From Finish Lapland, a page with color photographs and information about the northern lights.
english.laplandfinland.com/index.asp?page=ajankohtaista_lisaa
- The Aurora Explained - Aurora facts, what makes them happen, and the research that figured it all out.
www.alaskascience.com/aurora.htm
- The Aurora Page - Information, links and images about the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora
- The Aurora Page - Images of the aurora from space.
www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/images/space
- The Lion Roars - Examines the audio waves that occur naturally in outer space.
science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/sppb/edu/lionroar
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