http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Magnetosphere/aurora/images/aurora_3_hao_comet.jpg
Special light emitted by the aurora are classified into the Auroral spectrum
The auroral spectrum does contain light that is apart of R.O.Y G. B.I.V.
Sunlight forms a continuous spectrum containing all see-able colors,
unlike the auroral spectrum that doesn't produce all known colors.
The aurora mostly emits colors such as green, red, and blue.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Magnetosphere/aurora/images/atom_oxygen_emit_spect_aurora_1.jpg
As shown above the most common color
emitted by the aurora is green and red.
The colors of the aurora are a result
of colisions between electrons and
particles in our atmosphere.
Specific gases produce specific colours.
http://www.irf.se/pics/YamaAuroraVideo/AuroraSpectrum.jpg
As shown above Four factors affect the color arrangement of the aurora:
The type of atmospheric gas, its electric charge after collision,
The altitude of the gas in the upper atmosphere, and the energy
of the electrons caught in our upper atmosphere.
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