Eclipses are not the only awe-inspiring celestial events that we can see in the sky. Here are a few more events or objects that make it worth keeping an eye on the heavens.
Aurora Polaris
Winter nights (Latin for “polar lights”). Occurring around Earth’s two poles, they appear as shimmering soft ribbons or showers of fluorescent light. Those mesmerizing light shows are triggered by dramatic and violent windstorms in Earth’s outer atmosphere. Sped up particles from the Sun hit Earth’s upper atmosphere—and get repelled. Earth’s magnetic field pushes the charged electrons to the planet’s poles. The charged electrons release energy as they move, putting on a show. The Northern Hemisphere’s lights are known as theIn the Southern Hemisphere, they are known as the
