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1 December 2023

The Aurora Australis is illuminating the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. This natural phenomenon, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It usually takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before they enter the atmosphere. Once they enter, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

The Aurora Australis is illuminating the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. This natural phenomenon, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It usually takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before they enter the atmosphere. Once they enter, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

The Aurora Australis is illuminating the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. This natural phenomenon, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It usually takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before they enter the atmosphere. Once they enter, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

The Aurora Australis is illuminating the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. This natural phenomenon, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It usually takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before they enter the atmosphere. Once they enter, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

The Aurora Australis is illuminating the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. This natural phenomenon, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It usually takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before they enter the atmosphere. Once they enter, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

A man is taking pictures of the Aurora Australis as it illuminates the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is a natural phenomenon of vibrant natural lights. It is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It typically takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before entering the atmosphere. Upon entering, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

A man is taking pictures of the Aurora Australis as it illuminates the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is a natural phenomenon of vibrant natural lights. It is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It typically takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before entering the atmosphere. Upon entering, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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1 December 2023

A man is taking pictures of the Aurora Australis as it illuminates the night sky above the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 1, 2023. The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is a natural phenomenon of vibrant natural lights. It is caused by solar activity, particularly a coronal mass ejection that sends charged particles and gas into space. It typically takes these particles three days to reach the magnetic field lines at the north and south poles before entering the atmosphere. Upon entering, the energy and particles combine with atmospheric gases to create a spectrum of colored lights in the sky.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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4 September 2019

Aurora, known as the Northern Lights, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Australis, Southern Lights etc as seen in Valldalen in Norway on September 1, 2019. Valldal valley about 1,5 hour driving away from Alesund. The phenomenon of natural light display in the sky of the Earth in high latitude regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. The fluorescent light in the night sky is the result of a disturbance in magnetosphere caused by the solar wind, altering the trajectories of charged particles in the solar wind and the magnetospheric plasma at the upper atmosphere. The ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity, with the form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions.

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