Northern Lights College is offering online courses and course materials using Desire2Learn. If your instructor is offering course materials using D2L, you will be. Northern Lights College >> Programs >> Courses. Program Overview; Programs. WFTR168 Canada Safety Council ATV Instructor Training Course. What are the northern lights? Auroras are natural displays of light in the sky that can be seen with the naked eye. Auroras occur when charged particles (electrons. Watson Lake Yukon, Northern Lights Centre. Aurora Borealis, Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska. THE. SUN ISa ball of gases that is. Because the earth's magnetic. THE SOLAR. WINDpowers the gigantic electrical. THE UPPER. ATMOSPHEREcontains, at the lower. Aurora, a thin and partly ionized layer called. Reflected by the ionosphere, radio waves. AURORAL DISPLAYS. INDICATEthat the ionosphere and. As these electrical. Aurora and magnetic storms. AURORAS ARE. SIMILARto color television images. Each atmospheric gas glows with a specific. THE. BRIGHTEST and most common. High- altitude oxygen. Ionized. nitrogen molecules produce blue light, neutral nitrogen. Strong. auroras can be seen in the continental U. S., particularly. The number of. sunspots (a sign of solar activity) varies according to. Current created by changing magnetic. Aurora cause corrosion in pipes, including. Alaska pipeline. Come to Interior or Northern. Alaska during the late fall or winter months, particularly. March when the skies are often clear and dark. Plan to. spend a few days because the Aurora is, like the weather. Aurora- watching and auroral photography is best. When flying between Seattle. Anchorage or Fairbanks in wintertime, take a night. The places where the auroral. To be sure of seeing Aurora. The best hours often. Stay away from city or. For a real treat, go to. Aurora in comfort. If you plan to photograph. Aurora, bring a tripod. Bright as it is, the Aurora. Summer visitors to Fairbanks. University Museum. Each evening at nearby. Ester, Alaska, Photosymphony Productions puts on a unique. Links for More Information: University. Alaska Articles on the Aurora Borealis. Aurora. Forecasts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical. Institute. Anchorage Convention. Visitors Bureau 5. W. 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 9. FAX (9. 07) 2. 78- 5. Fairbanks Convention. Visitors Bureau 5. First Avenue Fairbanks, AK 9. Toll- Free 8. 00- 3. FAX (9. 07) 4. 52- 2. Nome Convention. and Visitors Bureau P. O. Box 2. 40 Nome, AK 9. FAX (9. 07) 4. 43- 5. Northern Lights Tour . The ethereal northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, meaning “north wind of the dawn,” brighten the night sky in a mystical display of color. Churchill, Manitoba has one of the heaviest concentrations of auroral activity on Earth, making it an ideal destination for a northern lights tour. View the lights from varied heated vantage points including our new custom- built Aurora Pod. On this exciting Arctic adventure, our days are filled with distinctly northern activities such as dog sledding, and our nights with the potential for the best aurora viewing on the planet.
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