The Grand Aurorae Borealis Seen in Colombia in 1859

@article{Cardenas2016TheGA,
  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={2016},
  volume={57},
  pages={257-267}
}
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