2018 First-Class Forever Stamp,Norhtern Lights Over Three Fingers Mountain, Washington
# 5298b - 2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Norhtern Lights Over Three Fingers Mountain, Washington
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U.S. #5298b
2018 50¢ O Beautiful – Northern Lights Over Washington State
Value: 50¢ 1-ounce First-Class Letter Rate (Forever)
Issue Date: July 4, 2018
First Day City: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Type of Stamp: Commemorative
Printed by: Ashton Potter
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Pane of 20
Self-Adhesive
Quantity Printed: 60,000,000
The aurora borealis (northern lights) is one of nature’s most breathtaking sights. Only a few lucky countries around the world are able to experience this light display, and the United States is one of them.
Alaska is the best place in North America to view the northern lights because it is located in the “auroral zone,” where conditions are most favorable. (But sometimes a few lucky places in the lower 48 states are able to see the aurora, too.) The aurora borealis occurs when solar winds from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetosphere. Positive and negative particles are exchanged between the two, creating different colors. Weak winds produce green light (the most common color) while very powerful winds can produce a vibrant red (very rare). Also, the stronger the solar winds, the farther south the aurora borealis can be seen.
Native Americans, like the Inuit people of Alaska, have a different origin story for the northern lights. They say the colorful dancing lights are spirits of lost friends and loved ones. Some tribes also believe the spirits use the aurora as a way to communicate with the living.
Getting the chance to view the northern lights is rare. You have to travel far from the glow of city lights and wait until the darkest part of the night. In the end, it’s all worth it to witness the beauty of the aurora.
U.S. #5298b
2018 50¢ O Beautiful – Northern Lights Over Washington State
Value: 50¢ 1-ounce First-Class Letter Rate (Forever)
Issue Date: July 4, 2018
First Day City: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Type of Stamp: Commemorative
Printed by: Ashton Potter
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Pane of 20
Self-Adhesive
Quantity Printed: 60,000,000
The aurora borealis (northern lights) is one of nature’s most breathtaking sights. Only a few lucky countries around the world are able to experience this light display, and the United States is one of them.
Alaska is the best place in North America to view the northern lights because it is located in the “auroral zone,” where conditions are most favorable. (But sometimes a few lucky places in the lower 48 states are able to see the aurora, too.) The aurora borealis occurs when solar winds from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetosphere. Positive and negative particles are exchanged between the two, creating different colors. Weak winds produce green light (the most common color) while very powerful winds can produce a vibrant red (very rare). Also, the stronger the solar winds, the farther south the aurora borealis can be seen.
Native Americans, like the Inuit people of Alaska, have a different origin story for the northern lights. They say the colorful dancing lights are spirits of lost friends and loved ones. Some tribes also believe the spirits use the aurora as a way to communicate with the living.
Getting the chance to view the northern lights is rare. You have to travel far from the glow of city lights and wait until the darkest part of the night. In the end, it’s all worth it to witness the beauty of the aurora.