Types of Aurora
If you pay attention to the shape of the aurora, you might notice that there are three different kinds of aurora
- The first one is an arc, an arc resembles a uniform rainbow spanning from one horizon to another like in this photo
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2. The second one is known by bands. Bands have more primary structure, they are ribbon-like patterns that can have swirls, folds, and snake-like structure
3. The final one is called a corona, (not like the virus or the drink) a corona is a bit hard to explain, but coronas appear as striped drapes moving quickly across the sky and when it is right over you it can look like this