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Colors of the Aurora Borealis: Nature’s Spectroscopic Spectacle

Posted on December 6, 2024

by Bob Hamers Millions of people across the US recently got their first view of the Aurora Borealis, or “Northern Lights”, as the night sky turned a rainbow of unusual colors. When I mentioned the …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged astronomy, aurora, aurora-borealis, Bob Hamers, color, electrons, northern-lights, orbitals, science, spectroscopy

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