Sharing its name with the goddess of the dawn and the god of the northern wind, it occurs when the Van Allen Belts become overloaded.
Sharing its name with the goddess of the dawn and the god of the northern wind, it occurs when the Van Allen Belts become overloaded. It begins when plasma clouds from the sun are caught in the Earth's magnetic field and are drawn toward the poles. Collisions between solar particles and gas molecules in the Earth's atmosphere then emit photons which, in high concentrations, can be seen by the unaided eye. For ten points, name this phenomenon also called the Northern Lights.
Sharing its name with the goddess of the dawn and the god of the northern wind, it occurs when the Van Allen Belts become overloaded.
{Aurora Borealis} (prompt on “Northern Lights”)