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Ever wanted to see the northern lights? You can do so in Idaho. Here's when, how to watch - East Idaho News

Ever wanted to see the northern lights? You can do so in Idaho. Here's when, how to watch - East Idaho News

Ever wanted to see the northern lights? You can do so in Idaho. Here's when, how to watch - East Idaho News
Feb 07, 2023 44 secs

MOSCOW ( Idaho Statesman) — Every once in a while, an intense burst of radiation will expel outward from the sun’s atmosphere toward space.

The flare then could hit Venus, causing ions to be flung out of the planet’s gravitational grasp and weakening the atmosphere.

Next, if Earth’s orbit is in the right place at the right time, the solar flare will crash into the planet … causing pretty lights in the sky.

But in its simplest form, the northern lights occur because the encounter , which protects the planet from cosmic radiation and particles emitted from the sun.

“When the solar wind is stronger and blasting more material out into space, it will sort of start to overwhelm Earth’s magnetic field,” Barnes said.

Barnes recommended against using any sort of telescope or binoculars because an aurora is a wide-scale event, and a magnification device may limit your view.

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