Northern Lights

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The Northern Lights are a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions, caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aurora
natural light display
alsoKnownAs aurora borealis NERFINISHED
polar lights NERFINISHED
bestObservedFrom Alaska NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
Greenland NERFINISHED
Iceland NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
northern Russia
canAffect power grids
radio communications
satellite operations
causedBy charged particles from the Sun
interaction of charged particles with Earth's magnetosphere
interaction of charged particles with Earth's upper atmosphere
solar wind
commonColor green
emits visible light
hasColor blue
green
pink
purple
red
yellow
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Indigenous Arctic cultures
Inuit mythology NERFINISHED
Scandinavian folklore
hasShape arcs
curtains of light
diffuse glows
rays
hasType atmospheric phenomenon
moreFrequentDuring periods of high solar activity
solar maximum
mostIntenseAt auroral oval
observedSince antiquity
occursIn Earth's sky
oftenTriggeredBy coronal mass ejections
solar flares
producedBy excited nitrogen molecules
excited oxygen atoms
relatedTo Southern Lights NERFINISHED
requires Earth's magnetic field
SouthernLightsAlsoKnownAs aurora australis NERFINISHED
studiedBy atmospheric scientists
space physicists
typicallySeenAt high latitudes
typicallySeenInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
visibilityAffectedBy cloud cover
light pollution
visibilityBestIn dark skies
visibilityBestInSeason autumn
early spring
winter
visibleAtAltitudeRange about 80–500 kilometers
visibleDuring night

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Northern Manitoba hasSeasonalPhenomenon Northern Lights
The Haxan Cloak label Aurora Borealis
linked to: Northern Lights
Gateway to the Arctic knownFor aurora borealis
linked to: Northern Lights
Northern Lights Festival relatedTo Northern Lights
Kabelvåg hasPhenomenon northern lights
linked to: Northern Lights
Gryllefjord hasAttraction northern lights
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Northern Finland knownFor aurora borealis
linked to: Northern Lights
Alta Municipality knownFor Northern Lights
Nordkapphallen hasViewOf Northern Lights (when conditions allow)
linked to: Northern Lights
Salten hasNaturalPhenomenon northern lights
linked to: Northern Lights
Lyngen Alps nightSkyFeature Aurora Borealis
linked to: Northern Lights
Lebesby tourismAttraction Northern Lights viewing
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Tasiilaq hasTourismActivity Northern Lights viewing
linked to: Northern Lights
Skjervøy tourismAttraction Northern Lights viewing
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Snowhotel Kirkenes activitySeason Northern Lights season
linked to: Northern Lights