Aurora Observing and Recording Nature's Spectacular Light Show /
The uniquely beautiful light display of an aurora is the result of charged particles colliding with tenuous atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen, more than 60 miles above the Earth, when the magnetosphere is disturbed by changes in the solar wind. Often - and incorrectly - regarded as being confined to h...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Series: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68469-7 |