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Auroras, also known as the Northern and Southern Lights, are natural light displays that occur in the polar regions. They are caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with the Earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere.
When the sun releases charged particles, called the solar wind, into space, some of these particles collide with the Earth's magnetic field. The Earth's magnetic field directs these charged particles towards the polar regions, where they enter the upper atmosphere.
In the upper atmosphere, the charged particles collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen, exciting these atoms and causing them to emit light. The colors of the aurora depend on the type of gas that is being excited and the altitude at which the reaction occurs. For example, green auroras are usually produced by oxygen molecules located at an altitude of around 60 miles, while red auroras are produced by oxygen molecules at a higher altitude of around 200 miles.
Auroras are most commonly seen in the polar regions, such as Alaska and Canada in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere. They can also occur at lower latitudes, but are much less frequent and less intense.
In summary, auroras are created by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with the Earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere, causing the excited atoms to emit light in the polar regions.
