Aurora Max each other, creating tiny flares of light that decorate the sky with colorful light. Billions of these tiny flares occur in sequence causing the lights to seem like they are dancing or moving. The lights in the Northern hemisphere are called Aurora Borealis or simply The Northern Lights while the lights in the Southern hemisphere are called Aurora Australis or simply The Southern Lights. The purpose of the project is to monitor the frequency and intensity of the Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) in the years that led up to the Solar Maximum that was scheduled to occur in 2013-14. Scientists
Linnaea borealis at the base. The flowers are paired, pendulous, long, with a five-lobed, pale pink corolla. "Linnaea borealis" was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in "Species Plantarum". It was then the sole species in the genus "Linnaea". The genus name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius, and was given in honour of Linnaeus. Linnaeus adopted the name because "Linnaea borealis" was his favourite plant. "Linnaea borealis" is considered to be a single circumboreal species, with three generally recognized subspecies: The English name "twinflower" for "Linnaea borealis" refers to the plant's paired flowers. "Linnaea