The Aurora Borealis

This video explains how particles originating from deep inside the core of the sun creates northern lights, also called aurora borealis, on our planet.

See an extended multimedia version of this video at forskning.no (only in Norwegian):
http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2011...

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This video is produced by forskning.no in collaboration with the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo.

Production, animation and music: Per Byhring

Script: Arnfinn Christensen

Scientific advisors: Jøran Moen, Hanne Sigrun Byhring and Pål Brekke

Video of the northern lights: arcticlightphoto.no

Video of coronal mass ejection: NASA

• Category

  Science & Technology

[atenrok]

what is the track name and who is performer?

[forskningno Oslo]

I (Per Byhring) made the music especially for this video, so it doesn't have a name other than Music For Aurora Borealis Movie.

I'm glad you liked it though! (assuming you did =)

[JustCauseVids]

Hi guys, i'm glad to inform you that your video has made the front page of the website BestOfYoutube, congratulations.

[felixthemaster1]

thumbs up if you came from best of youtube?

[andrew buttlove]

Thumbs up if you're baked.

[Laura Deward]

That was ridiculously helpful! Test today and I'm studying thank you!

[sachin thapa]

brilliant video!

[Said Garcia]

This planet is the shit, we got invisible shields and stuff, I thank agent K for deploying the Arc Net successfully.

[tourettesdetectives]

Mountain Dew is the best soda ever made....

[iTheNem3sis]

Shut up atheist.

[tourettesdetectives]

GAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD.

[Rose Glynis]

I love the Aurora!!!

[XxBL4kC47Xx]

yes...god...