Northern Lights pics: Jaw-dropping images of aurora borealis taken by spacewoman Christina

Other events include blocked radio communications, disturb onboard satellite computers and even cause electrical surges in power grids.

The various colours released by the ebbing aurora are very much dependent on the composition of the air.

The Northern Lights are most commonly known for their intense green colour, with occasional flashes of blue and purple.

Blue auroras are associated with excited atomic nitrogen particles and , for the time being,.

Oxygen on the other hand is known to release yellow and green colours and sometimes even red when interacting with nitrogen

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