Dean,
I haven't seen too many aurora photos with pin point origins like these.
Maybe these kinds of photos are rare, showing auroras that haven't yet
blown
around?
Interesting point. The origin does seem to be at the pole- you know, the
opening which Rod calculates is right near the Pole. Because the opening is
near the pole, the ice at the pole begins to smooth out. The temperatures
must be less on the average.near the opening. That isullustrated in the
forth image down entitled By Way of Negative Definition
http://www.skyboom.com/hollowearthpuranas/index6.html
Also, I've seen big aurora photos on Saturn and Uranus. I've never
understood how scientists can apply the same explanations regarding the
aurora origins, with such planets so far distant from our sun. If the sun
causes the aurora, wouldn't Uranus's aurora be weaker or non existent?
Obviously, an interior sun would explain strong auroras on any planet,
regardless of orbital distance.
Exactly- The solar winds are already too weak to cause the aurora by the
time they arrive at the Earth, what to speak of when charged particles from
the Sun arrive at Jupiter and Saturn. To say that they accumulate in
magnetic bottles and accelerate until they have sufficient speed and
quantity to cause the auroa is fine, but this is only an unproven theory.
Obviously, if there is an inner sun and if there are openings, we have to
expect that, at least at some point, the rays are going to be seen. And they
are, when the aurora occurs.