Secrets of the Aurora Borealis (Alaska Geographic)


The dramatic celestial fire of the aurora borealis has intrigued mankind since ancient times. “Secrets of the Aurora Borealis” investigates the science and history behind the magic light of the aurora offering a comprehensive look into one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena.

Author S.-I. Akasofu, director of the International Arctic Research Center, is a world-renowned aurora expert and has studied the northern lights since 1958. “In Secrets of the Aurora Borealis”, Dr. Akasofu explains the solar-driven electromagnetic forces that produce the phenomenon, concisely sums up the state of auroral science today, and ponders aspects of the aurora still not understood.

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