How do auroras look from space?

Can you see auroras from space?

Auroras seem to spread and sway across the sky above us. But to astronauts in the space shuttle above the earth, auroras seem to cling to the surface below. … The space shuttle, in its "low earth" orbit 250 kilometers above Earth's surface, is a great spot for observing auroras from above the polar regions.

What would aurora look like?

They can look like an orange or red glow on the horizon — like a sunrise or sunset. Sometimes they may be mistaken for fires in the distance, like the American Indians thought. They can look like curtains or ribbons and move and undulate during the night. Auroras can be green, red or blue.

What do the Northern Lights look like to the human eye?

Our naked eye can most easily see the green-yellow part of the spectrum where the sun emits most of its light. Green is the most common color observed but the Northern Lights can also appear white-gray. And a cloudy night if you've never seen them before, you might not even be entirely sure of what you're looking at.

Can you touch auroras?

Secondly, the aurora are essentially photon emissions from nitrogen and oxygen molecules, so you can't really touch it (as much as you can 'touch' a sunbeam). Even the gas that emits the photons is extremely tenuous.

Do aurora borealis make sound?

Listeners have described them as a faint rustling, clapping or popping. An observer in the 1930s said the northern lights made “a noise as if two planks had met flat ways — not a sharp crack but a dull sound, loud enough for anyone to hear.”

Are lights visible from space?

Yes! Astronauts can definitely see earth lights from space. But the picture you provided is hard for me to "resolve" on my laptop. So, what you need to know is that for any given orbit, two thirds of the earth's surface (roughly) is in sunlight, while the other third is in darkness.

What country is the aurora borealis in?

The Northern Lights can be seen in many countries in the polar north: Norway, Greenland, Iceland, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Scotland, Siberia, Canada and Alaska. Generally, the higher the latitude, the better the chance of experiencing the aurora.

Are the Northern Lights pink?

What are Northern Lights? The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. … Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common.