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Q: What determines the colors of the northern lights?
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What colour can the northern and southern lights?

The aurora can be blue, green, red - many colors!


Are northern lights an example of electronic principles?

Yes. Northern lights reflect the principle of florescent Lights. Charged particles in the Magnetosphere collide with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere. This energizes the atoms and molecule's electrons the relaxation of the electrons emit the Northern Lights. Different colors indicate different atoms or molecules.


Do the colors in the northern lights show what time of year it is?

Not particularly... the aurorae borealis is always there in all colors, only it's usually too faint to see.


Do the Northern Lights contain all the colors?

No, the auroras usually only have green, blue and red, as well as combinations of these.


Do the Northern Lights contain seven colors?

No, the auroras usually only have green, blue and red, as well as combinations of these.


What is the common name for Aurora borealis?

Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights


What colors so northern lights come in?

Green and pink are most common, but purple isn't all that unusual. The colors of the aurora are determined by what elements are ionized by the solar wind in the ionosphere.


What gemstone is used to make northern lights jewelry?

Northern Lights Topaz is a chemically colored piece of Topaz that attempts to reflect the colors of the Northern Lights within the stone. They are mainly blue/green and purple in color and relatively inexpensive.


Where is the Northern Lights located?

the northern lights are ,i am pretty sure,located in the northern hemisphere in Alaska


What is northern lights poles?

The northern lights are in the northern hemisphere hence nearer the north pole.


The aurora borealis is referred to as what?

Northern Lights


What are the northern lights in Antarctica called?

They'd be the Southern Lights, not northern.