About: Aurora (Polar Lights)

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Aurora ( Polar Lights )

An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude regions (Polar Regions), caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere . The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and, on Earth, are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere. Most aurorae occur in a band known as the auroral zone, which is typically 3° to 6° in latitudinal extent and at all local times or longitudes. The auroral zone is typically 10° to 20° from the magnetic pole defined by the axis of the Earth's magnetic dipole. During a geomagnetic storm, the auroral zone expands to lower latitudes.

In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis (or the northern lights)
In southern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora australis (or the southern lights)