Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights

The Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with Earth's atmosphere. This fractal visualization captures the ethereal, wave-like patterns of the northern lights dancing across the Arctic sky above a mountain range.

Using recursive wave functions and Perlin noise algorithms, this fractal generates organic, flowing curtains of light that mimic the real aurora. Each layer represents different altitudes where oxygen and nitrogen atoms emit photons at various wavelengths, creating the characteristic green, blue, and purple hues.

Adjust the wave intensity to control the amplitude of the aurora's movement, speed to change how quickly the lights dance, fractal layers to add depth and complexity, and color shift to explore different atmospheric compositions and altitudes.