The Weather Report Northern Lights Sighting Edited by Joanne Randolph Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Chapter One WHEN THE HEAVENS DANCE How does nature stage a breathtaking light show called the aurora borealis The night starts out like any other clear evening for stargazing until an unusual green cloud appears across the northern sky The cloud brightens and begins to take shape forming rippling curtains They grow in size and climb the sky and then patches of red appear as if the heavens are catching fire It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before
when the heavens dance Then the sky explodes The curtains shoot up and cover the sky meeting straight above you like searchlights or lasers playing across the heavens But this display is much more complex and unpredictable It’s as if you’re looking down a tunnel of shimmering light All around you the colorful curtains ripple and dance like luminous veils being blown in a wind high above your head Bright greens mix with deep reds and pinks You might even catch sight of subtle blue and purple tints as you This photo of the aurora borealis was taken in Norway
