Aurora Over Sweden

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Aurora Over Sweden

Astronauts love to photograph Aurora.  The colors are so dramatic - usually green, sometimes red.  Aurora are caused by the sun's energy interacting with Earth's magnetic field.

Questions: 

How far north do you have to go to see the northern Aurora?

Can you see them  in Maine?  in Florida? in Alaska?

How do scientists predict when astronauts might see Aurora?