The exceptional aurora of 1989 in Patagonia
In March 1989, an extremely unusual event occurred: the observation of an aurora from Patagonia. These shocking phenomena, products of the Sun-Earth interaction through the solar wind, magnetic fields and atmosphere, are little known and generally associated with some conceptual inaccuracies, which...
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I10-R316-article-289402024-03-04T21:27:44Z The exceptional aurora of 1989 in Patagonia La excepcional aurora de 1989 en la Patagonia Camino, Néstor Paolantonio, Santiago Aurora; History; 1989; Patagonia; Didactics of Astronomy Auroras; Historia; 1989; Patagonia; Didáctica de la Astronomía In March 1989, an extremely unusual event occurred: the observation of an aurora from Patagonia. These shocking phenomena, products of the Sun-Earth interaction through the solar wind, magnetic fields and atmosphere, are little known and generally associated with some conceptual inaccuracies, which have an unwanted impact on their learning: to call them "Northern Lights", to associate their existence to the geographical poles and not link them to the interaction between the Earth and the Sun, among others. There have been numerous references to auroras in the northern hemisphere since ancient times, but much less in the southern regions of America, due to their less frequent observation because the magnetic PS is displaced in the direction of Australia with respect to the geographical PS. The didactic approach and the dissemination of the auroras must include the integral treatment of the Earth as a magnetic field generator with poles and regions of a behavior much different from the geographical ones, in a natural environment determined mainly by the Sun. En marzo de 1989 ocurrió un hecho sumamente inusual: la observación de una aurora desde la Patagonia. Estos impactantes fenómenos, productos de la interacción Sol-Tierra a través del viento solar, campos magnéticos y atmósfera, son poco conocidos y, en general, asociados con algunas imprecisiones conceptuales, las cuales tienen un impacto no deseado sobre su aprendizaje: denominarlas “auroras boreales”, asociar su existencia a los polos geográficos y no vincularlas a la interacción entre la Tierra y Sol, entre otros. Existen, desde tiempos remotos, numerosas referencias a auroras en el hemisferio norte, y muchas menos en las regiones australes de América, por su observación menos frecuente, debida a que el PS magnético está desplazado en direc-ción a Australia respecto del PS geográfico. La didáctica específica y la divulgación científica de las auroras deberían incluir el tratamiento integral de la Tierra como un generador de campo magnético con polos y regiones de un comportamiento muy diferente a las geográficas, en un entorno natural determinado principalmente por el Sol. Asociación de Profesores de Física de la Argentina 2020-06-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/28940 10.55767/2451.6007.v32.n1.28940 Journal of Physics Teaching; Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020): January-June; 137-156 Revista de Enseñanza de la Física; Vol. 32 Núm. 1 (2020): Enero-Junio; 137-156 Revista de Enseñanza de la Física; v. 32 n. 1 (2020): Janeiro-junho; 137-156 2250-6101 0326-7091 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/28940/29827 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/28940/29858 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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In March 1989, an extremely unusual event occurred: the observation of an aurora from Patagonia. These shocking phenomena, products of the Sun-Earth interaction through the solar wind, magnetic fields and atmosphere, are little known and generally associated with some conceptual inaccuracies, which have an unwanted impact on their learning: to call them "Northern Lights", to associate their existence to the geographical poles and not link them to the interaction between the Earth and the Sun, among others. There have been numerous references to auroras in the northern hemisphere since ancient times, but much less in the southern regions of America, due to their less frequent observation because the magnetic PS is displaced in the direction of Australia with respect to the geographical PS. The didactic approach and the dissemination of the auroras must include the integral treatment of the Earth as a magnetic field generator with poles and regions of a behavior much different from the geographical ones, in a natural environment determined mainly by the Sun. |
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