Tuesday, May 19, 2009♥
Finally~~~I have a dream
i've been survive for 22years and 9months,
never really own a dream,
But now,
FINALLY,
I found my dream/I had my first wish...
=)
I wish I could go north pole to witness the AURORA
I am wishing~~~
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北极光的形成
“极光”这一术语来源于拉丁文伊欧斯一词。传说伊欧斯是希腊神话中“黎明”的化身，是希腊神泰坦的女儿，是太阳神和月亮女神的妹妹。
当人类第一次仰望天际惊见北极光的那一刻开始，北极光就一直是个“谜”。长久以来，人们都各自发展出自己的极光传说，爱斯基摩人认为“极光，是鬼神引导死者灵魂上天堂的火炬”。原住民则视“极光为神灵现身，深信快速移动的极光会发出神灵在空中踏步的声音，将取走人的灵魂，留下厄运”。 北极光名称的由来，是科学家卡森迪在反覆考虑下，把这种现象称为“欧若”(Aurora)，她是古罗马神话里的织架女神，代表旭日东升前的黎明。 极光仍留下许多难解的问题让人们继续探索它的奥秘，如极光出现是否有声音？加拿大国内北极圈内的土著们说，北极光会发出口哨声和脚步声，那是灵魂在天堂踏雪散步的声音，还有太阳风撞击地球磁场释出的能量究竟有多大？等等，这都是科学家所急於想解开之谜，极光就像它本身一样，如烟如雾，让我们不禁叹大自然造物主的神妙。 
Auroras, sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights or aurorae (singular: aurora), are natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They typically occur in the ionosphere. They are also referred to as polar auroras. In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis, named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas by Pierre Gassendi in 1621.The aurora borealis is also called the northern polar lights, as it is only visible in the sky from the Northern Hemisphere, the chance of visibility increasing with proximity to the North Magnetic Pole, which is currently in the arctic islands of northern Canada. Aurorae seen near the magnetic pole may be high overhead, but from further away, they illuminate the northern horizon as a greenish glow or sometimes a faint red, as if the sun was rising from an unusual direction. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April. The northern lights have had a number of names throughout history. The Cree people call this phenomenon the "Dance of the Spirits." Aurorae can be spotted throughout the world. It is most visible closer to the poles due to the longer periods of darkness and the magnetic field.
