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Aurora Over the Pacific

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Aurora Over the Pacific

This video from Jan. 25 shows the dark Pacific Ocean, lit only by a strange ribbon of green – the Northern Lights. This aurora arises when charged particles emanating from the sun hit the Earth’s upper atmosphere, glowing in the process. This sequence was taken just southwest of Vancouver Island.

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