NATIONAL DIARY OF EVENTS

Aurora Red Arc Event
▪ Aurora Red Arc Event was recently captured at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh.
▪ Astronomers of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru (IIA) captured the auroras through the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Hanle, Ladakh.
▪ Auroras are usually seen in high-latitude regions namely the North and the South Pole.
✓ Aurora borealis – South Pole
✓ Aurora australis – North Pole
Note
▪ Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by the solar wind.