107 - Gustavus Adolphus and the Aurora Borealis

Wonders of the World by Caroline Vahrenkamp

Apr 11, 202539:52Society & Culture

Perhaps the most ethereal and beautiful astronomical sight available to regular old humans, the auroras borealis and australis, the Northern and Southern Lights have amazed and inspired us for our whole existence on eart...

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