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Aurora

Series showing how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of the Earth’s most spectacular natural wonders. Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary new images – from eyewitnesses, scientists and film-makers – that are transforming our understanding of how and why these phenomena form. In this episode Helen looks at the latest scientific insight into the aurora – dancing lights in the night sky that have fascinated cultures throughout our history. From the networks of cameras now capturing its vast scale, to novel experiments that probe the threat it poses to modern technology, Helen reveals the dramatic transformation in our understanding of the aurora, and the many mysteries that remain to be solved.