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    Aurora

    Articles and guides on the phenomenon known as aurora

    Aurora over Estonia, 18 March 2015, captured by Kristian Pikner. Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KristianPikner
    Science

    A brief history of aurora science

    The Northern Lights blaze a path through a valley leading away from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Credit: REUTERS / Lucas Jackson
    Science

    How Cluster is uncovering the secrets of the aurora

    James’s final processed image shows delicate harmony between landscape and aurora. Credit: James Woodend
    Astrophoto guides

    Image processing | How to create balanced auroral landscapes

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    Capturing the sounds of the aurora. Credit: ThinkStock
    Science

    Recording the sound of the aurora borealis

    An image of the aurora over Earth, as seen from the International Space Station on 26 June 2017. Credit: NASA
    Science

    What causes the Northern Lights?

    Aurora imaged over Inari, Finland. Credit: Yuichi Yokota / EyeEm / GettyImages
    Skills

    Looking for the Northern Lights: how to find the aurora by yourself

    A false-colour image showing aurorae hovering over Saturn’s south polar region. Credit: VIMS Team, U. Arizona, U. Leicester, JPL, ASI, NASA
    Science

    What do aurorae look like on other planets?

    Aurora Over Teepees, Yellowknife. Credit: iStock/ Getty Images
    Science

    A traveller’s guide to aurora hunting

    For those of us unable to see the aurorae, there’s another way to experience the effects of the solar wind on Earth’s atmopshere. Credit: Getty Images
    DIY

    Can’t see the aurora? You can detect it with a homemade magnetometer

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    Mariusz Szymaszek, Garðskagi lighthouse, Iceland, 2 February 2016. Equipment: Sony A7S camera, Samyang 14mm lens.
    Astrophotography

    Gallery | Best readers' images of the aurora

    A good chance of catching the aurora is just one of the highlights of Swedish Lapland. Credit: Visit Lapland
    Science

    Aurora adventures: visiting Swedish Lapland for the Northern Lights

    Follow our tips and techniques and you too can capture the spectacle of a beautiful auroral display. Image Credit: Jamie Carter
    Astrophoto guides

    How do you take photographs of the aurora?

    Steve the aurora shines over Childs Lake, Manitoba, Canada, crossing over the Milky Way Credit: Krista Trinder
    News

    What’s up with Steve the aurora?

    An image of the aurora. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Science

    Flying to the Northern Lights

    An image of aurorae on Jupiter, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Image Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester)
    News

    Jupiter’s aurorae pulse independently

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