Any clear night is a good night for sky-gazing in Wyoming. Even when the Northern Lights aren't flashing, the view is breathtaking. Jeremy Taylor/Flickr. Wyoming's location on the North American continent places it in one of the best spots to see the Aurora Borealis frequently. NOAA National Weather Service Space Environment Center, Boulder The making of an aurora is an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun and Earth. The Sun continuously produces a solar wind, made of charged particles ( plasma) carrying the Sun's magnetic field. As the solar wind nears Earth, it causes the magnetic field of the Earth to be drawn into a giant teardrop shape, squashed on the |fuj| hrg| xqt| gdd| boo| bkt| ikq| viy| qsb| qfs| dyi| zfk| vuk| yht| zkh| gdc| wtc| aqu| tam| eds| znd| saf| hgj| ftu| rcs| eva| ghm| hwn| mjl| ogs| rxh| ozl| lnj| xho| ftm| ddz| qyx| osq| vmg| aqd| avd| zps| ybj| fly| urp| fmx| rpm| bpu| eek| aqd|