When Is an Aurora Not an Aurora?
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UC Berkeley graduate student argues that phenomena called "Steve" and "picket fence" are masquerading as auroras in the night sky.
Northern lights forecast to appear further south. Why not Tennessee?
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New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all
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Aurora Viewline for Tonight and Tomorrow Night (Experimental
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A New Type of Aurora is Not an Aurora at All
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Can you See the Northern Lights During a Full Moon
Aurora is a natural phenomenon that is not always easy to film
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I saw the northern lights in Iceland. They were not what I expected.
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Aurora Australis over Busselton farmland : r/perth
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The Northern and Southern Lights Are Asymmetric Dancers in the
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Aurora - Wikipedia
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Lady Aurora Did Not Dance! - 365 Days of Birds
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What do the Northern Lights look like?︱Tromsø Norway︱ Wandering Owl
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Are the northern lights caused by 'particles from the Sun'? Not
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EarthSky What causes an aurora, the northern or southern lights?