Whitehorse, Yukon"s only city and the largest in northern Canada, will have just seven hours of daylight today, but nature has a way of compensating for this injustice. The area enjoys frequent and spectacular light shows, thanks to the aurora borealis. The mechanics of northern lights are still not fully understood, but scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—pass through the Earth"s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions, resulting in shimmering colors.
A horse of many colors
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Evidence of human habitation
-
Pi Day
-
Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
-
Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
-
It s Independence Day in Mexico
-
Spreadsheet Day
-
World Elephant Day
-
Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
-
National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
-
Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
-
Nubble Island’s only industry
-
Canada s $20 view
-
Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
-
Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
-
In Sicily, history is everywhere
-
A cliff-hanging complex of temples
-
The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
-
Celebrating the Acadians
-
Bohemian Switzerland
-
Après-ski in the Dolomites
-
Zion National Park, Utah
-
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
-
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
-
Labor Day
-
By the light of the fireflies
-
Glenfinnan Viaduct
-
A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
-
Rosa Parks Day
-
Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
-
Jazzed for Mardi Gras