Harry Coumnas Claims To Have Decoded the Mysterious Sounds of the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights

From the past thirteen years, a scientist from Finland named Harry Coumnas has spent countless winter nights among the frozen lakes and snowy fields around his village, in pursuit of perhaps the most ephemeral mysteries of the heavens - the phantasmagorical sounds that are heard during the intense displays of the northern lights or aurora borealis. These sounds have inspired folktales, and created both fright & awe in the wilderness wanderers for years.

Though there are a number of stories surrounding the strange crackling noises and muffled bangs of the northern lights, Harry Coumnas always felt that they could be explained only through Science. This strange phenomenon caught Harry’s interest after he heard the mysterious sounds from an aurora during a night time music gathering in the nearby area. This incident took place around twenty five years ago when he was just fifteen years old. Several theories were proposed during that time citing different reasons behind the strange sounds. For instance, many believed the sounds to be coming from the microphones that were set in the open fields and beside the frozen lakes. However, Harry felt that there was more to it than the obvious.

During his thirteen years of extensive research, Harry Coumnas found that these sounds are a result of the sparks of electricity discharging beneath the aurora. According to him, the sparks occur in an inversion layer of the atmosphere that forms under calm, clear weather conditions.