Description
A series of short, accessible books examiningamazing aspects of space, brought to you byRoyal Observatory Greenwich.The beautiful and elusive sights of the aurorae areconsidered some of Earth’s most mesmerisingphenomena, but have you ever wondered about thescience behind them?The aurorae have been the source of myths andlegends since the beginning of humankind andcontinue to enchant and inspire today. In this book,astronomer Bryony Lanigan brings together manystrands of science, exploring aspects of solar physics,atomic theory, atmospheric physics, and more toreveal at least some of the hows and whys of thesemagical shifting lights that we see not just on Earth,but on other planets too.
