Aurora Borealis Imitation Lights Up Your Room
Published by The best time of year to see aurora is in the winter. The best places in the world to view aurora are Canada, Alaska and Scandinavia.
There are different kinds of aurora, or natural light displays, in the sky. Aurora are caused by energetic particles that enter the earth’s upper atmosphere from the magnetosphere. Solar flares can spark auora and in August, 2010, a large number of aurora formed across the earth. This was the result of a solar flare.
A high level of geomagnetic activity produces a more beautiful aurora. The level of geomagnetic activity is measured in Kp and has a value from zero to nine.
Image by NASA Goddard Photo and Video via Flickr
Aurora can occur anywhere in the earth but persons who are located near to the North Pole or the South Pole are more likely to see an aurora, because of the higher altitude at those points.
The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights occur in the northern part of the earth and are the most well known aurora.
Northern Lights-Image via Wikipedia
The beauty of the Northern Lights can be brought into your home with the use of digital lighting. The Genso Kukan Aurora is made in Japan and imitates the Aurora Borealis by casting colorful red, green, violet, blue and yellow lights on your walls.
Aurora Australis-Image via Wikipedia
The exact technology behind the device is a company secret. However, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used to help produce the effect.
The device has a timer, so you can set it and fall asleep in the relaxing ambiance.
Image via Wikipedia
Another lighting option that can produce the effect is the Banpresto Aurora Palette. This device projects moving light patterns which constantly change color, onto the walls of your room.
The Banpresto Aurora Palette is also made in Japan.
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On February 27, 2011 at 1:29 am
Nice Share
On February 27, 2011 at 1:39 am
I had no idea how it looked like.
On February 27, 2011 at 2:23 am
Another day, another knowledge gained, another cleverer star, that’s me…hehe.
That’s a good one, Sharifa. ^_^
On February 27, 2011 at 2:29 am
Thanks Uncle Sam.
On February 27, 2011 at 2:30 am
Jimmy I hope you get to see one. I haven’t yet but I hope when I do I have a camera handy.
On February 27, 2011 at 2:32 am
Hi Star ^_^
Glad you liked it.
On February 27, 2011 at 2:53 am
cool… very interesting.. how I wish I get to see one… for now, I’ll be contented with my aurora borealis desktop background…
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nice share..:-]
On February 27, 2011 at 3:41 am
I hope I can see aurora with my own eyes one day.
On February 27, 2011 at 4:10 am
Good information on this phenomena.
On February 27, 2011 at 4:54 am
thanks for sharing
On February 27, 2011 at 5:11 am
good one
On February 27, 2011 at 5:29 am
Beautiful pics and great info. I had no idea these lamps existed;
Thank you my dear friend!
On February 27, 2011 at 9:28 am
A great share Sharifa cheers
On February 27, 2011 at 10:04 am
Great Share!
On February 27, 2011 at 12:14 pm
good share
On February 27, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Sharifa it would really be a cool idea to have that one in the room. I wonder where I could get it.
On February 27, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Amazing phenomena!
On February 27, 2011 at 9:42 pm
@ Ima
That should be relaxing.
On February 27, 2011 at 9:44 pm
I hope you do Linda.
Thanks John.
On February 27, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Thanks Albert.
You’re welcome Francois.
On February 27, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Thanks Chip and Mikail.
On February 27, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Cheers Matt
Thanks Jemi.
On February 27, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Brewed, they can be ordered online.
1Hopeful, there is a lot of beauty in our world.
On February 28, 2011 at 1:00 am
They look magical. I definitely would like one to be in my room.
On February 28, 2011 at 5:30 am
Fantastic idea… how beautiful would it look to light up your room this way?!
On February 28, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Wow.
On March 1, 2011 at 11:25 am
Interesting. I have never seen it personally. And probably won’t for few more years or maybe never. I do not think this imitation device is available in my country. After all, as I know my countrymen, no one would care buy it anyway (at least unless they would show it on TV everyday during breaks in soap operas, then majority of elderly people would buy it then and never use it).
On March 2, 2011 at 5:14 am
wow…
how i wish i could see some of it personally..
coz there’s nothing like that in the Philippines.
nice article..very informative..
On March 6, 2011 at 5:46 am
hope to get one for my room.
On March 31, 2011 at 7:25 pm
That would be relaxing Raj.