The Northern Lights

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1s+2s dance the Bourrel -1M+2L set advancing and turn 2H to end BtoB Lady facing up and Man down while their partners chase anticlockwise to face partner
5- 8 1s+2s set and ¾ turn 2H to own sides 2 1
9-16 1s+3s repeat bars 1-8 and 2s+3s+1s end in middle for...
17-24 2s+3s+1s dance Allemande
25-32 1s+2s dance ½ R&L while 3s set and cross RH, 2s+3s+1s set and cross RH. 231

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere.

Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.

The Northern Lights - The Aurora Borealis Shines Above Bear Lake, Alaska

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