The Aurora

Frequently asked questions about the aurora

Some answers from the Alaska Geophysical Institite

BBC television material: movies and explanation

* The Sky at Night (movie)

* Wonders of the Solar System (movie)

Sun Earth Plan Net (UK public outreach website)

* seeing the northern lights from Britain

* human-made aurora

* aurora on other planets

Auroral photographs from members of the public...

...at spaceweather.com

Data-based estimation of current auroral oval locations...

...from the NOAA POES wesbite

Andrew Fazakerley and Matthieu Berthomier