+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds Previous Animation Next Animation Proton Aurora Forms from Reconnection Event Solar wind protons can breach the Earth's magnetic field through a magnetic reconnection event. Sometimes when this happens we see a (proton) aurora when the solar protons make it to the Earth's atmosphere.    Movie of solar protons breaching the magnetic shield through the reconnection event. Duration: 44.0 seconds Available formats:   720x486 (30 fps) MPEG-1   4 MB   360x240 (24 fps) MPEG-1   6 MB   150x92       JPEG         1 KB   75x46         JPEG         929 B   320x197     JPEG         5 KB   320x195     JPEG         5 KB How to play our movies Animation Number: 10039 Animator: Walt Feimer (Lead) Studio: NASA Completed: 2004-12-03 Series: Proton Aurora Keywords: SVS >> Aurora SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection DLESE >> Space science     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: