Aurora Sun Solar System
Aurora is the optical manifestation of energetic particles that penetrate a planet's atmosphere from the space above the atmosphere. Aurora occurs on both hemispheres on Earth at high latitudes, but is also found on other planets.
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Latest IMAGE-WIC (wide-band imaging camera) image - Real-time images of the entire auroral oval from space.
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Hubble Images of Jupiter's Aurora - Jupiter's auroral emissions and small auroral spots associated with the flux tube of jovian satellites.
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Alaska Science Forum: Aurora - Large article archive by a variety of authors offering explanations of phenomena related to aurora.
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Moray Skies - Auroral photos from Scottish photographer Richard Pearce. Includes related links.
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Secrets of the Polar Aurora - Detailed overview of the polar aurora, including where to see it, its causes, its relation to solar and interplanetary phenomena, the type of light, artificial auroras.
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Borealis 2000 - Photo gallery of aurora borealis, meteor showers, and planetary alignments hosted by photographer Dirk Obudzinski. Includes news and sky forecasts.
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Uranus Aurora - Explanation of how aurora is different on Uranus
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Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer (FAST) - Polar orbiting satellite for auroral studies.
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Yukon Aurora Forecast - Predictions updated every 15 minutes for the Yukon-Alaska area.
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Jupiter's Aurora - Images taken by the Galileo spacecraft.
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Auroral Particles and Imagery - Stories, data from DMSP satellite, movies from space, links and publications, from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
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How to Find and Photograph Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - Describes equipment, techniques, prediction of visibility. Includes a brief description of the phenomenon and some photographs.
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Tromsø Auroral Observatory - Articles about the Aurora and the Geomagnetic Field. [Norwegian, English, German]
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Neptune Aurora - There is even aurora on Neptune.
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Museum of Time - Time lapse photography of aurora (Netherlands).
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Aurora Borealis Photo - Offers prints for sale by Fairbanks, Alaska-based photographer Jack Finch. Galleries are organized by type and color.
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Aurora November 2001 - Pictures taken during the big storm on 5 November, 2001, in Iowa.
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Auroral Image Gallery - Auroral image gallery, including images from space.
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Home of the Northern Lights - Image Gallery of aurora photos, instruction and tips for taking auroral photos
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GEDDS Allsky Image Display - Real-time auroral images from Poker Flat, Alaska (during darkness in winter only).
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Polar Visible Imaging Investigations/Visible Imaging System - Real-time images from space, gallery of movies, data, instrument description.
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Auroras 2000.com : Presented by the Exploratorium - Guide to the Northern and Southern Lights. News, NASA images, forecasts, and background on the aurora.
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Geophysical Institute: Aurora FAQ - Dirk Lummerzheim provides the answers to a variety of questions people have asked about the aurora.
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Aurora Borealis Page - Includes various image galleries, tips on spotting the lights, an FAQ, and related links.
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Asahi Aurora Classroom - Provides plenty of information on the aurora including how and where to see it, FAQ, myths, images and scientific facts.
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NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite) - Real-time auroral activity derived from satellite.
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Poker Flat Research Range - Information for range users, real time data and images of aurora (only when it's dark in Alaska), and educational material on the aurora.
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Prime Focus-Iowa Aurora Borealis - Lots of nice pictures.
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Painted sky: the aurora - Image gallery of auroral photos from the ground, from space, and graphics related to aurora.
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Rice Space Institute Outreach - Links to educational space weather pages, including the "Museums Teaching Planet Earth".
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Earth's Grand Light Show - National Geographic Magazine article on the aurora.
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Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System - Workshop, discussion group, links for topics related to aurora on other planets in the solar system.
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Proton Precipitation into the Atmosphere - Workshops, discussion group, links.
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Auroral Image of the Day - X-ray images of the auroral oval from space (PIXIE on POLAR)
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Geophysical Institute - Aurora Forecast - Daily during the winter. Summer has only forecasts when significant magnetic storms happen.
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AuroraWatch - Image gallery and explanations with updated solar activity chart.
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Auroral Activity Index - NOAA POES - Auroral Activity from NOAA/TIROS.
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Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory - Observations and research related to northern lights, aeronomy, atmospheric chemistry, and related science.
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Aurora Gallery - Photos from many photographers and places, sorted by auroral event.
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Automatic Geophysical Observatories - All-sky images and keagrams from South Pole.
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Aurora Urbanis - Northern Lights in Urban Landscapes - A photo series on the Northern Lights in the city of Tampere at Southern Finland
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Sondrestrom Research Facility - Auroral observatory with a large complement of instruments (including incoherent scatter radar) on the west coast of Greenland.
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Saturn's Aurora - High quality Hubble Space Telescope images.
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Words About Aurora - References to the aurora borealis in Robert Service's poetic works.
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The Aurora Page - Offers an aurora forecast, related links, and image galleries.
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Portable Auroral Imager - Data, images, and instrument description of a high resolution auroral imager at the University of Calgary.
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory - Optical observatory on Svalbard (Spitzbergen), associated with University of Alaska and University of Tromsø. Includes information about how to get there, data and observarions, and the history of the observatory.
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Current POLAR UVI (Ultraviolet Imager) Image - The entire auroral oval from space in real-time.
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