We are now at what should be the peak of what scientists call "Cycle 24"-which is why last week's solar storm resulted in sightings of the aurora borealis further south than usual.

Periodic eruptions on the sun's surface eject huge clouds of highly charged protons and electrons. Some of them reach the earth and cause spectacular light displays like the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.

太阳表面的周期性爆发，释放出大规模、高电荷的质子与电子。其中有一些可以传送到地球，引起像北极光这样光影奇观。

It attracted tourists from China and other parts of the world." China's younger generations are more attracted by Russia's natural resources, including ice and snow, as well as the aurora borealis.

中国和全世界的游客登舰参观。”中国的年轻一代则更喜欢俄罗斯的自然风光，比如冰雪景观和北极光。

There then came a whole regiment of snow-flakes, but they did not fall from above, and they were quite bright and shining from the Aurora Borealis.

一股雪花卷过来了。它不是从天上落下来的，因为天上非常晴朗，而且还射出北极光。

all were lighted up by the powerful Aurora Borealis, and all were so large, so empty, so icy cold, and so resplendent!

强烈的北极光把它们照亮；它们是非常大、非常空、非常寒冷和非常光亮。

Life in Color: Green The northern lights, or aurora borealis, produce a brilliant display in the skies near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

生活的色彩：绿色。北极光，或黎明的女神，制造光辉的显示在空中靠近耶洛奈夫。西北部的加拿大的领土。

A leggy evergreen looms over a stretch of Arctic boreal forest as light from the aurora borealis paints the night sky emerald green.

一株常青植物在北极圈的北方针叶林中独树一帜，隐现在被北极光染成翠绿色的天空下。

The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are created by the Sun's atmosphere, which blasts particles into the protective magnetic field surrounding the Earth.

北极光来自太阳大气层，是太阳的激烈活动爆发出粒子进入了地球的保护磁场而出现的自然现象。

There are all kinds of auroras, but the most well-known are the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights.

尽管极光多种多样，但最有名的还是北极光。

The aurora borealis, caused by solar wind particles accelerating along Earth's magnetic field, would have been visible as far south as present-day New York City.

太阳风离子随着地球磁场的运动加速，其产生的北极光今天在遥远的南方城市纽约城都可看到。

In many years, that includes trips to Alaska to fire rockets into the aurora borealis in an attempt to study the phenomenon's scientific principles.

在许多年中，即包括前往阿拉斯加到火的北极光，试图研究这一现象的科学原理火箭。

Rays of "Aurora Borealis" It looks spectacular in the skies of Alaska.

在阿拉斯加的上空看到的北极光是很壮观的。

Contrary to widely held belief, the aurora borealis is not strictly a phenomenon of winter lights in the Arctic.

与人们的共识相反，北极光并非仅仅是北极冬季里的光亮现象。

According to the job description, the Aurora Borealis monitor would be expected to work between the hours of 11 pm and 6:30 am.

根据职位描述，北极光监测员的工作时间将在夜间11点至清晨6点半。

Here we can see a magical astronomical landscape-the aurora borealis.

在这里我们可以看到一种神奇的天文景观&北极光。

The northern lights, known as the aurora borealis, is one of nature's most dazzling spectacles.

北方的光，也就是北极光，是大自然中最耀眼的奇观之一。

Aurora Borealis ( Northern Lights) colours the night sky through a silhouetted forest.

北极光染红了夜空，透出了森林的轮廓。

An emerald green aurora borealis veils the sky over the North Pole.

翡翠绿的北极极光就像被北极天空罩上了一层薄纱一样。

Some of them reach the earth and cause spectacular light displays like the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.

其中有一些可以传送到地球，引起像北极光这样光影奇观。

In the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called aurora borealis, or northern lights.

在北半球，这种现象就是所谓的黎明的女神，或北极光。

Next winter, we'll be taking a trip to Alaska to see the aurora borealis!

明年冬天，我们要去阿拉斯加看北极光。