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Is it possible to see the Aurora Borealis from Buenos Aires? |
I recently read "The Tango Singer" by Tomás Eloy MartÃnez. There's a part in the book where he says that one character sees the "northern lights" (I guess they'd actually be "southern lights" in this case), the "Aurora Borealis", above Recoleta.
Is it really possible to see the Aurora Borealis in B.A. or do you have to go further south in Argentina? I've looked on a few web sites, but can't find anything substantial. I'm headed to B.A. in a few weeks and would love to see it. |
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Melkiha
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Nope, aurora borealis are the northern lights.
Since Argentina's in the south, you may get to see Aurora Australis.
Not sure, about Buenos Aires...didn't see any myself.
Further south, yes, for sure. |
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Auroras (North/South Polar Lights; or aurorae, sing.: aurora) are natural colored light displays, which are usually observed in the night sky, particularly in the polar zone. The aurorae typically occur in the ionosphere. Some scientists call them "polar auroras" (or "aurorae polares"). In northern latitudes, it is known as the aurora borealis (or the northern lights), named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas. It often appears as a greenish glow or sometimes a faint red, as if the sun was rising from an unusual direction. The aurora borealis is also called the northern polar lights, as it is only visible in the North sky from the Northern Hemisphere. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April. The Cree call this phenomenon the Dance of the Spirits.
Its southern counterpart, the aurora australis/southern polar lights, has similar properties. Australis is the Latin word for "of the South".
Benjamin Franklin first brought attention to the "mystery of the Northern Lights." He theorized the shifting lights to a concentration of electrical charges in the polar regions intensified by the snow and other moisture[1].
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/weather/aurora.shtml
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No, you would have to go all the way south in Argentina to a zone called Patagonia, there you could be able to see it. |
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Actually it would be the Aurora Australis, but no, you wouldn't be able to see it. Sorry! Buenos Aires is too far north. |
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