How Aurora Phenomenon Happen

Do you know about aurora? Can you tell me how aurora occurs? Well, let me explain it. An
aurora (Latin word mean “sunrise”) is natural light display in the sky in the poles (north and
south) caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high-altitude
atmosphere. In the northern latitude, the effect is known as aurora borealis (aurora: the goddess
dawn, borealis: north wind). While in the Antarctic region, the effect is known as aurora
Australis. They illuminate the northern and southern horizon as greenish glow or sometimes
faint red, occasionally blue but most often in fluorescent green. Auroras can be seen at night
because their light is not as strong as the light of the day.
The aurora phenomenon occurs when the sun produces solar wind. Solar wind is a stream of
electrons and protons which are released from the sun due to the high kinetic energy. These
particles are charged and contain energy, which means they contribute to electricity. In other
way, our planet is surrounded by a super-sized magnetic sheath which is usually called the
Magnetic Field of the Earth. Sometimes this solar wind hits the Earth. Some of these charged
particles lead to the poles of the earth at a speed that keeps growing. The collision between these
particles and atoms present in the earth’s atmosphere, it releases the energy that causes the
formation of colourful auroras at the poles of the earth, which looks like a big circle around the
pole.
Why Aurora is only found in the earth’s poles? This is because the north and South Pole
magnetic field is very strong compared to other regions. The poles of this magnetic field pull the
protons and electrons from the solar wind. So, the phenomenon is more common in the Polar
Regions.
However, sometimes the Aurora can also appear at the top of the mountain in a tropical
climate, but this phenomenon is extremely rare. Aurora phenomena have been observed on other
planets than Earth that have a magnetic field, such as Jupiter, Saturn and more recently Mars. It
is believed to be a widespread phenomenon in the Solar System and beyond.

Reciting:
How Aurora Phenomenon Happened
Aurora is the lighting of the north and south of the sky caused by collision from energy particles
with atoms above the atmosphere. Sometimes aurora could be in green, red, and blue but it often
shows the green colour, and we can see it at night, also it only seen in the earth’s poles. We may
see the aurora phenomenon at the top of mountain with a tropical climate, unfortunately it not
always right there.Well, aurora can be happened if the sun producing the solar wind.