The mystery of daylight aurorae
August 2012: Can these nighttime light shows compete with the Sun’s glare?
Contributed by Stephen James O'Meara
Published:
June 25, 2012
Aurorae, the northern and southern lights, are one of the night sky’s most animated spectacles. Some even splash their colors across twilit skies. But has anyone ever seen an aurora in the daytime?
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