Recent questions tagged aurora

Description : Why I am seeing the aurora borealis predominately in the eastern sky tonight?

Last Answer : Where in Michigan? I’m in Ann Arbor and all I see is clouds, more’s the pity. I saw them once, years ago, from Ypsilanti. Just remember, our East is still North of someone else. They are not common in Michigan, but North and East are the directions I would look, due to the way the Earth turns.

Description : AURORA BOREALIS FACTS

Last Answer : The colors in the Aurora Borealis are from different kinds of protons and electrons slam into the Earth's magnetic field. The Aurora Borealis is visible from space. The Earth isn't the only ... . Lower altitudes produce blue and green lights, and the higher altitudes produce red and orange lights.

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