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Science and Nature

Recreating the Aurora Borealis

We create Hollywood effects with simple household products... and so can you.

Recreating the Aurora Borealis

Season 1 Episode 49 | 2m 43s

We attempt to create the Aurora Borealis with a sheet of fabric and a handful of fans. We discovered that throwing the image a little out of focus really creates a believable visual effect that can be composited into a scene to create the Aurora.

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