Balloon Explores Alaska's Aurora: Northern Lights Launch Video
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers led by physicist Ben Longmier (in fur hat) launch a weather balloon to examine Alaska's dazzling northern lights in the early morning hours of April 12, 2012. Such auroras are the result of geomagnetic storms.
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