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極光(Polar aurora)出現於地球的高磁緯地區上空。是一種絢麗多彩的發光現象。由來自地球磁層或太陽的高能帶電粒子流(太陽風)使高層大氣分子或原子激發(或電離)而產生。另外,在太陽黑子多的時候,極光出現的頻率也大。
極光是地球周圍的一種大規模放電的過程。來自太陽的帶電粒子到達地球附近,地球磁場迫使其中一部分沿著磁場線集中到南北兩極。當他們進入極地的高層大氣時,與大氣中的原子和分子碰撞並激發,產生光芒,形成極光。
極光不只在地球上出現,太陽系內的其他一些具有磁場的行星上也有極光。
在北半球觀察到的極光稱北極光,南半球觀察到的極光稱南極光。也有科學家發現火星、木星上的極光。
http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E6%9E%81%E5%85%89&variant=zh-hant
Auroras (or aurorae) [snglr.: aurora] are natural different colored light displays, which are usually observed in the night sky, particularly in the polar zone. Some scientists therefore call them "polar auroras" (or "aurorae polaris"). In northern latitudes, it is known as the aurora borealis, named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas. It often appears as a greenish glow (or sometimes a faint red), as if the sun were rising from an unusual direction. The aurora borealis is also called the northern lights, as it is only visible in the North sky from the Northern Hemisphere. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April.
Its southern counterpart, aurora australis, has similar properties. Australis is the Latin word for "of the South".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)
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