You have heard about the polar lights that are chasing each other in the north and south polar regions of the earth and are circling.
That is, due to the halo events that occur in the farthest distance from the Earth, the aurora borealis that roams the northern parts of the earth will extend to the south for a few days. Scientists say that these events happen once or twice in 10 years.
As a result, the aurora borealis is visible as far away as Canada. Also, auroras are visible in all 48 states of the United States. New York City residents also get to enjoy the aurora borealis. Radio waves and satellite communications are said to be affected by the heightened geomagnetic activity caused by this long journey of the aurora borealis.
Auroras occur most frequently on Earth’s surface between 64 degrees and 70 degrees north latitude. This means that in the Arctic, Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Lapland in Russia see peak displays between September and March.
These polar lights, known as aurora, are visible in an elliptical shape across the Earth’s polar regions. However, scientists say that the stronger the geomagnetic fields, the more southerly the aurora borealis is.
What does the aurora borealis look like? – These auroras occur when invisible particles called ‘Ions’ found in the Earth’s crust collide with the Earth’s magnetic field.