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What makes the glowing lights of an aurora?

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  1. Sunlight bouncing off polar ice
  2. Electrons striking gases high in the atmosphere
  3. Lightning far above the clouds

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  1. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Aurora www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/aurora Checked 2026-10-10.

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