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Molecular nitrogen is responsible for the blue and violet colors of an aurora. The magenta often seen on an aurora's bottom edges is also from the decay of molecular nitrogen.

Data from NCAR/HAO.

The image was created for a <a href="http://www.scitechlab.com/" rel="nofollow">www.scitechlab.com/</a> blog post on the <a href="http://scitechlab.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/the-auroras-or-northern-polar-lights/" rel="nofollow">Northern Lights</a>.
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