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From: megna@roll.DEC (Fred Megna HL01-1/P06)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: northern lights
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Date: Fri, 27-Apr-84 08:51:02 EST
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	I heard the weather man talking last night about the "northern
  lights" he said that a "solar flare" emits charged particles and
  the charged particles react in the upper atmosphere to cause the glow
  we call northern lights. The explanation that I came up with is the
  charged particles are photons and they react in the upper atmosphere
  with ozone (O3) to produce the glow is this the case, or am I even 
  close ??? If anyone knows could they please respond to the net. 
  Please dont get to technicial as I am not to up on my physics.

	thanks in advance

	Fred Megna
	Digital Equipment Corp.
	77 Reed RD.
	HL01-1/P06
	Hudson, Ma. 01749