Aurora


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Condition :   Good  

 

Principle :   Particle - Magnetic Field Interaction 
Area of Study :  Solar System   
Equipment :   3 movies: Aurora, Aurora: Rivers of Light in the Sky, Mechanical Universe II: Tape 8 - Magnetism.

 

Procedure :   See the instructional resource coordinator for availability.
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  Web Sites

Auroral Pictures and Links:

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora

 

 

 

   References

David P. Stern, "The Polar Aurora", TPT, Vol. 44, # 2, Feb. 2006, p. 68.

Ole Anton Haugland, "Photographing Auroras: Important and Profitable, TPT, Vol. 44, # 2, Feb. 2006, p. 68.

Henry Manos, "Photographing Auroras", TPT. Vol. 43, # 9, Dec. 2005, p. 573.

James H. Clemmons and Robert H. Evans, "Auroral Measurements from Space Brought into the Classroom", TPT, Vol. 33, # 1, Jan. 1995, p. 34.

"Addendum", TPT, Vol. 33, # 2, Feb. 1995, p. 71.

S.I. Akasofu, " The Aurora", TPT, Vol. 17, # 4, Apr. 1979, p. 228.  

 

Robert J. Strangeway, "How do Auroras Form?", Physics Today, July 2008, p. 68.

 

"Understanding the Aurora,"  1998,  Geophysical Institute. 



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