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A celebration of nature's spectacular light shows, and a visual feast documenting the kaleidoscopic colors that decorate the sky. For millennia, humans have been fascinated with the ghostly green and red curtains of light that shimmer across the heavens on dark, clear nights. Ancient peoples saw these displays as souls of the dead, the torches of the spirits and as harbingers of war. Barely 100 years ago, scientists finally learned that an aurora is created when the Earth's magnetic field is bombarded with charged particles from the sun. When the charged particles collide with oxygen in the atmosphere, auroras with yellows, greens and reds appear. Collisions with nitrogen result in bluish colors. However, our understanding of the physics behind auroras has not detracted from their wonder. Auroras is filled with 80 photographs of one of nature's greatest spectacles, complete with captions that reflect on the folklore, science and beauty of the northern lights. The book poses and answers the many scientific questions about auroras: Why are auroras usually seen only at high latitudes? How do scientists study them? What causes the different colors? Why are massive auroras often followed by blackouts and computer system crashes? Auroras is where cutting-edge science meets the stuff of dreams.
| Asin | 1554076811 |
| Dimensions | 10 x 0.56 x 10 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 9781554076819 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1554076819 |
| Item Weight | 2.3 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 144 pages |
| Publication Date | October 13, 2011 |
| Publisher | Firefly Books |
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BEYOND BEAUTY—VERY SPIRITUAL AND HUMBLING
It has been my yearning to experience the Northern LIghts with my Granddaughter whose name is Aurora.This book of photographs is exceptional, in fact may be the most ethereal of all. Wee enjoy it about once a week. She would like to write of the experience. We named her Aurora for an important reason.
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Gorgeous coffee table book
Not only are the pictures visually compelling and stunning, the book itself is well made. High quality heavy glossy paper is used for the publication, with a plastic-laminated hardcover. The writing by Dan Bortolotti is informative and complements the astonishing pictures from Yuichi Takasaka.Northern lights has been studied and can now be explained in scientific terms – produced by photons released from charged nitrogen and oxygen atoms originating from solar wind that have been directed toward Earth’s poles via Earth’s magnetic field – one cannot escape the feeling of awe that is inspired by this phenomenon.According to Takasaka, “My love of colours in nature led me to my love affair with the Aurora Borealis…These Lights became a part of my life.”
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Great pictures! Good quality
Great pictures good quality
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Very informative with breathtaking pictures
This book covers all aspects of auroras. Beautiful photos add to its inspirational text.
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Beautiful full page photos - pretty.
Christmas gift for grandchild.
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Great table top book
Beautiful and interesting table top book.
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Great book
Beautifully filmed and good written information!!
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some of the best pictures of the NORTHERN LIGHTS
some of the best pictures of the NORTHERN LIGHTS. Beautiful produced photos and excellent descriptions of the cause of the lights.
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Beautiful pictures
Buy this book for the glorious pictures, not if you're looking for a detailed explanation of the aurora. The text is to a large degree secondary - although the photographs are heavily skewed towards Alaskan/Canadian views of the aurora, they are plentiful and sumptuous and worth the price of admission alone...
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Excellant book and photographs
Excellent book explaining and photographing Auroras. Next best thing to being there. Photos good quality and colouring. Very good buy for self or gift
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Beautiful
Well done by Yellowknife person
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