{"id":632755,"date":"2024-03-15T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=632755"},"modified":"2024-03-15T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:51:16","slug":"st-patricks-aurora-illuminates-the-night-sky","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/st-patricks-aurora-illuminates-the-night-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick\u2019s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1367\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?w=1367\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The green lights of an aurora dramatically explode outward against the backdrop of the night sky peppered with fluffy white clouds and pinprick stars. A hint of red is also visible in the center of the light. Pine trees cast in shadow are seen below.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=768,1151 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=684,1024 684w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=1025,1536 1025w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=601,900 601w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=801,1200 801w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?resize=1335,2000 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This majestic image of the dazzling green lights of the aurora borealis was captured on March 17, 2015, around 5:30 a.m. EDT in Donnelly Creek, Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aurora borealis and aurora australis, often called the northern lights and southern lights, are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes, less frequent at mid-latitudes, and seldom seen near the equator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These colorful ribbons of light are the visible manifestation of the solar wind \u2013 the flow of charged particles from the Sun \u2013 interacting with the Earth’s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/science-research\/planetary-science\/earths-magnetosphere\/\" rel=\"noopener\">magnetosphere<\/a>. Strong geomagnetic storms stimulate our atmosphere and light up the night sky, creating auroras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/citizen-science\/summary\/aurorasaurus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See how you can help track auroras around the world with the Aurorasaurus project.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: Sebastian Saarloos<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This majestic image of the dazzling green lights of the aurora borealis was captured on March 17, 2015, around 5:30 a.m. EDT in Donnelly Creek, Alaska. The aurora borealis and aurora australis, often called the northern lights and southern lights, are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes, less frequent at mid-latitudes, and seldom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":632720,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10473],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"St. Patrick\u2019s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/st-patricks-aurora-illuminates-the-night-sky\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/st-patricks-aurora-illuminates-the-night-sky\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg"},"articleSection":"General","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Zajac"}],"creator":["Michelle Zajac"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2024-03-15T17:51:15Z","datePublished":"2024-03-15T17:51:15Z","dateModified":"2024-03-15T17:51:16Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"St. Patrick\u2019s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/st-patricks-aurora-illuminates-the-night-sky\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-03-15T17:51:15Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"General\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Michelle Zajac\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":632720,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gsfc-20171208-archive-e000760orig-stpatricksaurora-iotd.jpg","title":"St. Patrick’s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky","alt":"The green lights of an aurora dramatically explode outward against the backdrop of the night sky peppered with fluffy white clouds and pinprick stars. 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