From University of Oulu, Finland:Space Physics Textbook:Auroras:Folklore:

"Aurora may well have been the source of Chinese dragon legends. The twisting snake-like forms of active auroral bands are often portrayed as celestial 'serpents' in ancient chronicles. European dragon legends, too, may have their origin in auroral activity. How ironic that the English patron saint (St George) is now thought by many researchers to have had his legendary battle with that most Scottish of phenomena, the aurora, rather than a dragon!"

Links to Aurora and Space Weather Sites

• University of Alaska: Poker Flat Research Range:The Aurora: Information and Images
  --Good place to start.



• Mostly aurora....
• Michigan Technological University:Aurora Page
  --Good intro information on aurora.
• University of Oulu, Finland:Space Physics Textbook:Aurora
  --Nice space physics intro text--good section on aurora.
• Exploritorium:Aurora Paintings in the Sky:Self guided lessons
  --Exploritorium intro for kids.
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics:Aurora Page
  --Intro information.
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics:Auroral Large Imaging System
  --Great photos during season.


• Mostly solar and space weather...
• Space Weather
  --NASA Marshall Space Science Center; good intro and weather.
• Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
  --Intro and weather. Auroral oval display.
• NOAA:Space Environment Center
  --Today's space weather reports.
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics:Lund Space Weather Center
  --Space weather, and a really good link page to more sources.


• Related NASA sites...
• NASA:GSFC:The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere
  --NASA intro text.
• NASA:GSFC:IMAGE/POETRY
  --future project with lots of info.