The Grand Aurorae Borealis Seen in Colombia in 1859
@article{Cardenas2015TheGA, title={The Grand Aurorae Borealis Seen in Colombia in 1859}, author={Freddy Moreno C'ardenas and Sergio S'anchez and Santiago Vargas Dom'inguez}, journal={Advances in Space Research}, year={2015}, volume={57}, pages={257-267} }
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