The mechanics of the northern lights are still not fully understood, as there are multiple influences and atmospheric conditions that create these photogenic ripples of colored light in the sky. Scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—interfere with the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions. The result is a ghostly light show in the sky—like the one in our photo today, captured in Norway.
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Sailing on thick ice
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Christmas Eve
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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World Lizard Day
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The first ascent
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A prison fit for a count
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Room at the top?
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Dyavolski Most
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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It’s Canada’s national day
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2022 Winter Paralympics
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Seville, Spain
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Happy Mother s Day
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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Decorating for Diwali
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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International Whale Shark Day
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Turning darkness into light
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Dance of the egret
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European hedgehog