Northern Lights

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aurora natural light display

The Northern Lights are a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions, caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Northern Lights viewing	3
northern lights	3
Aurora Borealis	2
aurora borealis	2
Northern Lights (when conditions allow)	1
Northern Lights season	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aurora ⓘ natural light display ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	aurora borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ polar lights NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestObservedFrom	Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Russia ⓘ
canAffect	power grids ⓘ radio communications ⓘ satellite operations ⓘ
causedBy	charged particles from the Sun ⓘ interaction of charged particles with Earth's magnetosphere ⓘ interaction of charged particles with Earth's upper atmosphere ⓘ solar wind ⓘ
commonColor	green ⓘ
emits	visible light ⓘ
hasColor	blue ⓘ green ⓘ pink ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	Indigenous Arctic cultures ⓘ Inuit mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavian folklore ⓘ
hasShape	arcs ⓘ curtains of light ⓘ diffuse glows ⓘ rays ⓘ
hasType	atmospheric phenomenon ⓘ
moreFrequentDuring	periods of high solar activity ⓘ solar maximum ⓘ
mostIntenseAt	auroral oval ⓘ
observedSince	antiquity ⓘ
occursIn	Earth's sky ⓘ
oftenTriggeredBy	coronal mass ejections ⓘ solar flares ⓘ
producedBy	excited nitrogen molecules ⓘ excited oxygen atoms ⓘ
relatedTo	Southern Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	Earth's magnetic field ⓘ
SouthernLightsAlsoKnownAs	aurora australis NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedBy	atmospheric scientists ⓘ space physicists ⓘ
typicallySeenAt	high latitudes ⓘ
typicallySeenInHemisphere	Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibilityAffectedBy	cloud cover ⓘ light pollution ⓘ
visibilityBestIn	dark skies ⓘ
visibilityBestInSeason	autumn ⓘ early spring ⓘ winter ⓘ
visibleAtAltitudeRange	about 80–500 kilometers ⓘ
visibleDuring	night ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Snowhotel Kirkenes → activitySeason → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lights season

Gryllefjord → hasAttraction → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern lights

Salten → hasNaturalPhenomenon → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern lights

Kabelvåg → hasPhenomenon → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern lights

Northern Manitoba → hasSeasonalPhenomenon → Northern Lights ⓘ

Tasiilaq → hasTourismActivity → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lights viewing

Nordkapphallen → hasViewOf → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lights (when conditions allow)

Alta Municipality → knownFor → Northern Lights ⓘ

Gateway to the Arctic → knownFor → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: aurora borealis

Northern Finland → knownFor → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: aurora borealis

The Haxan Cloak → label → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aurora Borealis

Lyngen Alps → nightSkyFeature → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aurora Borealis

Northern Lights Festival → relatedTo → Northern Lights ⓘ

Lebesby → tourismAttraction → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lights viewing

Skjervøy → tourismAttraction → Northern Lights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lights viewing