Whitehorse, Yukon"s only city and the largest in northern Canada, will have just seven hours of daylight today, but nature has a way of compensating for this injustice. The area enjoys frequent and spectacular light shows, thanks to the aurora borealis. The mechanics of northern lights are still not fully understood, but scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—pass through the Earth"s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions, resulting in shimmering colors.
A horse of many colors
Today in History
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Shark Awareness Day
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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International Literacy Day
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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Land of the midnight sun
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National Mushroom Day
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Go with the rainbow flow
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Tiny fliers head south
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Burns Night
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Mount Fuji Day
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Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Winter solstice
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A day for our oceans
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
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Happy New Year!
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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