Aurora Borealis
A.K.A The Northern Lights
Why the Lights Happen and What Causes the Colors.
The Northern Lights are actually collisions between gas particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere. Variations in color are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding. The most common color is, a pale yellowish-green, which is produced by oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the earth. The most rare are the all-red auroras which are produced by high-altitude oxygen, at heights of up to 200 miles. Nitrogen produces blue or purplish-red aurora.
Best Place and Time to See The Northern Lights
Top ten best places to see the lights:
10:Denali National Park, Alaska
9: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
8: Tromsø, Norway
7: Murmansk, Kola Peninsula, Russia
6: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
5: South Pole, Antarctica
4: Tasmania, Australia
3: Stewart Island, New Zealand
2: South Georgia Island
1: Ushuaia, Argentina
Best time to see the lights:
The lights are most frequent in late autumn and winter. Between the autumn equinox and the spring equinox.
Difference
The Borealis is in the northern hemisphere.
The Australis is in the Southern hemisphere.
Other than that, they are the same.
The Australis is in the Southern hemisphere.
Other than that, they are the same.
Aurora Borealis
The Aurora Borealis is in the northen hemisphere at the north pole.
Aurora Australis
The Aurora Australis is in the Southern Hemsphere.
How People Forecast the Lights.
Geomagnetic activity and your geographic location. Further considerations are the weather at your location, and light pollution from city lights, full moon and so forth.