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Springtime night lights: Finding the aurora
![photo of the aurora in green](/news/mmg/media/images/AuroraStPatricksNASA_f.jpg)
St. Patrick's Day, 2015, brought a once-a-decade display of the aurora, here in "shamrock green."
Credit: NASA
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![aurora borealis seen in Iceland](/news/mmg/media/images/Picture_1_f.jpg)
Iceland is a common place to see the aurora borealis.
Credit: Moyan Brenn/Flickr
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![red aurora borealis seen above a forest](/news/mmg/media/images/Picture_4_f.jpg)
This red aurora, which happened on Oct. 24, 2011, stretched from Chicago to Alabama.
Credit: Tobias Billings
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![aurora borealis as seen above a snowed forest](/news/mmg/media/images/Picture_2_f.jpg)
Light from the aurora is emitted by atmospheric gases when they're hit by particles from space.
Credit: Analogick/Flickr
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![a rocket being launched into the northern lights](/news/mmg/media/images/Picture_5_f.jpg)
Scientists launched a rocket-borne experiment into the northern lights to learn more about them.
Credit: NASA
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![An aurora viewed from the International Space Station](/news/mmg/media/images/Picture_7_f.jpg)
An aurora viewed from the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2014.
Credit: NASA
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