Alaska green lights in sky. 20 2018 thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists attention in 2016. The top of the picture if you click on it to see it full size. But new research.
The aurora borealis can dominate the sky over alaska with dazzling magical displays unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Green and purple light dances across the alaskan night sky in beautiful frozen settings new york photographer steven kazlowski travelled to snowy alaska to capture these shots of. Astrophotographer john chumack took this image from a mountain location about 60 miles 96 kilometers.
Given the right conditions and viewing locale these dancing bars of light might shimmer right over head ranging from subtle green columns to vast red curtains that fill the entire sky. The collision of particles produces colorful lights in the sky and creates fluctuations in the magnetic field that are sometimes called solar or space storms the new study which was published.