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Spaceship Aurora at Andøya Space Center

A reference from the category Museums & Planetariums

Terella

Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland was the first to demonstrate how Northern Lights are created by solar storms. With this so-called Terrella experiment on can create Northern Lights (Aurora borealis and Aurora australis). The solar wind (electron flow), which can be adjusted manually via a regulator, is the source of this beautiful phenomenon.

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