The northern lights, also known as polar lights and aurora borealis, are natural phenomenas found in the northern hemisphere. The phenomenas appear when charged particles, slinged from the sun’s surface, hit the Earth’s magnetic field with great solar storms. The magnetic field lead the particles around the north and south poles in a circle, and as the charged particles hit the Earth’s atmosphere the particles release their energy which creates a magnificent light show observable to us.
The northern lights come in a great variety of shapes and colors, and it moves and changes color and shapes constantly. It can be seen as fluttering curtains, moving bands or as rolling smoke. The colors are mostly light to darker green, however, when the northern lights are very active, a narrow stripe of pink can be visible. Some times the northern lights “explode” in a crown and beams in all directions, with a great show in green, purple, white and pink.