The Sounds Of The Northern Lights - Pinpointed
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 10:31
in Astronomy & Space
When you think of the northern lights (aurora borealis) you don't think of sounds. The famous blues, greens and reds rippling in the sky have been described by visitors and also handed down in stories as long as people have been visiting. Astronomers of King Nebuchadnezzar II documented it in 568 B.C.But later travelers described sounds to go with the light show. The lights happen when gas from the sun reaches earth's magnetic field; the charged particles flow along the planet's magnetic lines, but that is too far away for people to hear anything. read more