* [[Karbon dioksida|Karbon Dioksida]], dapat menghasilkan dua warna utama aurora, yaitu hijau-kuning yang memiliki panjang gelombang 557,7nm, warna ini paling sering terlihat,dan merah yang memiliki panjang gelombang 630nm, namun warna ini jarang terlihat.
* [[Nitrogen]], yang pada keadaan terionisasi akan menghasilkan warna biru muda. Pada keadaan netral, molekul nitrogen menghasilkan warna merah keunguan. Keunikan Aurora Borealis dan Aurora Australis
== Bacaan lanjutan ==
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* {{cite book |first=Robert H. |last=Eather |title=Majestic Lights: The Aurora in Science, History, and The Arts |publisher=American Geophysical Union |location=Washington, DC |isbn=0-87590-215-4 |date=1980 }}
* {{cite journal |last=Akasofu |first=Syun-Ichi |title=Secrets of the Aurora Borealis |journal=Alaska Geographic Series |volume=29 |issue=1 |publisher=Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company |date=April 2002 }}
* {{cite web |last=Daglis |first=Ioannis and Syun-Ichi Akasofu |title=Aurora – The magnificent northern lights |journal=Recorder |volume=29 |issue=9 |pages=45–48 |publisher=Canadian Society of Eploration Geophysicists |date=November 2004 |url=http://proteus.space.noa.gr/%7Edaglis/images/pdf_files/other_pubs/recorder.pdf |access-date=2018-06-01 |archive-date=2020-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614024652/http://proteus.space.noa.gr/~daglis/images/pdf_files/other_pubs/recorder.pdf |dead-url=yes }}
* {{cite book |first=Candace Sherk |last=Savage |title=Aurora: The Mysterious Northern Lights |url=https://archive.org/details/aurora00cand |location=San Francisco |publisher=[[Sierra Club Books]] / Firefly Books |date=1994 |isbn=0-87156-419-X}}
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* {{cite web |url=https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast26oct_1.htm |title='tis the Season for Auroras |date=21 October 2001 |first=Tony |last=Phillips |publisher=NASA |accessdate=15 May 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060411100954/https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast26oct_1.htm |archivedate=11 April 2006 <!--DASHBot--> |deadurl=no}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Aurora Polaris|volume=2|pages=927–934}} This includes a highly detailed description of historical observations and descriptions.
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