Product Details

• Producers: Thomas Hallinan, Neal Brown, Daniel Osborne
• Studio: Aurora Color Television Project
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0009H7DZO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,989 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

If you already know and love the northern lights, or if you're simply curious about these eerie but exquisite dancing curtains in the sky, then this is the videotape you want. The Aurora Explained tells what northern lights are, how they work, and why and when they appear where they do. Though accurate and based on current knowledge, the narration is nontechnical, suitable for anyone from sixth-graders to science graduates. And the aurora provides its own illustrations, in brilliant scene after scene of stunning arcs and colorful curtains, vivid folds and ghostly flickers. This is aurora as it usually can be seen only under the best viewing conditions, in the frigid chill of subarctic night, but now available for viewing in the warmth and comfort of homes everywhere.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Aurora Explained (VHS), September 10, 2010

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I taught science for over forty years. I just retired, and had to have my own copy of this tape--it is my all-time favorite educational video. Excellent photography--the images of the aurora are amazing, the explanations are clear even for middle school students. Great for home schoolers.