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Aurora borealis
or the Northern lights The magic creativity of the universe..
Throughout the ages, man knew beauty, he spent his life tracing it wherever it was, he felt the outward appearance of it and provoked nature to bring out the inner lurking in the depths.
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Endeavors and innovations through which this unique being with reflection and investigation created a mosaic of beauty in various shapes and colors in many sensory and intangible fields, so the painter, sculptor, mason, poet, musician within themselves to being out the most beautiful creativity.
But no matter how much man creativity and achievements are distinguished , distinguished, will remain unparalleled with the magic of the universe where the artist’s feather, the poet’s words, or the tones of the player’s are no match.
Landscapes with charming colors and picturesque curves fascinate the eyes, attractive and controversial sculptures and fossils increased by the ambiguity of their presence, strange shapes in colors of the daily spectrum, annual and rare natural phenomena that the earth has embraced, the sky has opened the doors of its galaxies for them without limits or restrictions.
Artistic paintings appear from time to time in exceptional divine performances where the human mind stands in front of dazzled and paused, so his readings and interpretations vary according to the tendencies and beliefs of tribes through the ages, it was a rich material for the latter to weave around the garments of myths and superstitions before science refutes them with its rational interpretations simulating reality with scientific rules and laws.
Accurate thanks to the development of modern science and technologies.
Among these enchanting cosmic phenomena, the northern lights, or the so-called Aurora borealis, with rays of their lights on the globe, appear in a wonderful their different magical colors inspired poets, fascinated painters and even astronauts.
These northern lights are ever present, but winter still the best time for lovers of such phenomena to witness them. These natural lights, which are usually stationed at the North and South Poles, are visible when the particles that are emitted from the sun are launched towards the Earth over a distance estimated at about 150 million kilometers attract and pull towards the North then South poles, as they passes through the magnetic shield of the Earth, the latter unite with oxygen and nitrogen molecules, embodying the most beautiful thing that the eye can see, scenes and light shows, pink, green, blue, purple, sometimes orange and white are joined by ripples and dazzling flow shapes. They take the form of a static light strip or dancing curtains in case the emission of solar particles towards the earth is strong.
The ancient Greeks had a bucket in this matter which they made with interpretations that made them calling the Aurora Borealis «Aurora» after the Greek gods of dawn at the time, as it was also a harbinger of war, fires and the coming destruction in the history of a number of ancient people.
Away from the myths, and ancient interpretations of the Aurora Borealis phenomenon, after the human being aware of the fact that these beautiful performances appeared and observed for their scientific reasons, the northern lights or «Aurora Borealis» became an annual destination for visitors to enjoy the beauty of these cosmic shows and a tourist pole with distinction in many areas that nature granted them the honor of appearing to watch the latter clearly.
Iceland is considered one of the regions and tourist sites in the world whose residents or even visitors can clearly see the twilights in Reykjavik Grotta island Lighthouse, as well as Bubble residences and hot «Fairbanks», located two degrees from the North Pole in Alaska, is a natural theater that opens its doors annually for visitors to watch these unique light shows.
Yellowknife in Canada, dubbed the village of Aurora, is also one of the most popular areas known for seeing the northern lights, as it allows its residents, as well as those coming to it, to witness the beauty of the Northern Lights through its planning of annual tourism programs and activities.
As for the «Lapland» region in northern Finland, it is considered one of the best tourist sites to enjoy the Northern Lights in the Arctic, as its sky displays scenes, of color and dancing lights in view over 200 days a year due to its strategic location.
Here or there, despite the different regions, beauty remain one of the northern lights, a view whose is only perceived by those who have watched the luxury sprawling along its colorful dancing curtains.
B Davis
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