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In less than 5 minutes, learn how the Northern Lights are formed

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Here’s a lovely little animation by Per Byhring and the University of Oslo’s Department of Physics that explains how aurora borealis lights up the northern climes. A four minutes and forty-eight seconds well spent.

[Via Kuriositas]

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