Why does the Aurora appear so frequently over Yellowknife?
What is the Aurora?
On our earth, the aurora phenomenon occurs at the north and south poles. In the northern hemisphere the aurora borealis is commonly known as the “northern lights”. In the southern hemisphere the aurora australis is also know as the “southern lights”. This phenomenon occurs when particles in solar winds are pulled into the atmosphere by the earth’s magnetic force. The aurora is said to be continuously occurring between 100km and 500km above the earth’s surface.