Inhoudsopgave
Hoe voorspel je het noorderlicht?
Aurora Borealis of Noorderlicht ontstaat door de botsing van gasvormige deeltjes in de atmosfeer van de Aarde met elektrisch geladen deeltjes afkomstig van de zon. Die deeltjes komen vrij in de ruimte door de kernfusie die in de kern van de zon plaatsvindt.
Waar heb ik de meeste kans om het noorderlicht te zien?
De beste plekken om het noorderlicht te zien
- Noord-Noorwegen: Alta, Tromsø en Lofoten.
- IJsland: Reykjavik, Akureyri en Myvatn.
- Fins Lapland: Rovaniemi, Ivalo en Ylläs.
- Zweeds Lapland: Abisko, Kiruna en Luleå
- Canada: Whitehorse, Yellowknife en de Canadian Rockies.
- Nederland: Terschelling en Schiermonnikoog.
What is the aurora borealis?
According to Norse Mythology, the Aurora Borealis was believed to be a bridge of fire that reached into the sky. 7 It appears at an altitude of 90 – 150 km (56 – 93 miles). 8
What is an Aurora?
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky, particularly in the high-latitude (arctic and antarctic) regions, that is caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high-altitude atmosphere.
What causes the aurora borealis to change colors?
The Aurora Borealis is a result of charged particles in solar winds colliding with gases in the upper atmosphere. The ionization of gas molecules results in the multicolored display over regions in the Arctic Circle. The primary colors of the Aurora Borealis are luminous green, violet, and pink.
What do the Inuit believe about the aurora borealis?
The Inuit, Native Americans, Aboriginals and others all have their own stories and beliefs about the Aurora. For example, there are some Inuit tribes who say that the spirits of animals they hunted are in northern lights. This would mean that the Northern lights are the spirits of seals, deer, beluga wales and salmon!