The Expanding Auroral Oval



This image shows the expanding auroral oval.
Click on image for full size version (55K GIF)
Image courtesy of L. Frank

This figure shows a series of images of the auroral oval as it expands over the course of about an hour in response to a geomagnetic storm.

This is an animation of the expanding auroral oval.

What is a Magnetosphere?

Go to the Space Weather site to find out more about the aurora



The Expanding Auroral Oval



This image shows the expanding auroral oval.
Click on image for full size version (55K GIF)
Image courtesy of L. Frank

This figure shows a series of images of the auroral oval as it expands over the course of about an hour in response to a geomagnetic storm.

This is an animation of the auroral oval expanding.

What is a Magnetosphere?

Go to the Space Weather site to find out more about the aurora



The Expanding Auroral Oval



This image shows the expanding auroral oval.
Click on image for full size version (55K GIF)
Image courtesy of L. Frank

This picture shows a series of images of the auroral oval as it expands over the an hour's time because of a storm on the Sun.
This is an animation of the auroral oval expanding.


What is a Magnetosphere?

Go to the Space Weather site to find out more about the aurora




Last modified December 2, 1997 by the Windows Team

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