Aurora Borealis 11/07/2004 ~10:30pm Edison, NJ (40.6012 -74.3664)

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Aurora appear in many different colors. They are caused by charged particles which excite atoms in the upper atmosphere.
Most commonly seen are green (ionized oxygen around 60+ km), red (high altitude oxygen @ 200+ km), & blue (nitrogen ? km)



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