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To study aurora displays, scientists sometimes create auroras of their own.

Last year, a team launched a sounding rocket over Finland and released a cloud of barium atoms into the ionosphere. This spooky blue & purple display was the result.

https://eos.org/science-updates/ionospheric-fireworks-illuminate-auroral-science

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