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A new dawn for aurora

Nature volume 424, pages 734–735 (2003)Cite this article

A new type of aurora has been observed. Although similar in shape to conventional aurora, it lacks their intensity and dynamics, instead rotating quietly with the Earth.

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Figure 1: Northern lights.

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Figure 2: The Earth's magnetic environment.

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