aurora in atmosphere

Ions from Sun can enter Earth atmosphere at poles, along magnetic-field lines. They hit atmosphere atoms and make light displays {aurora, pole}| that look like colored curtains, at North Pole {aurora borealis} {northern lights} or South Pole {aurora australis}.

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