While, you are checking that out, I don't know if you have ever see aurora borealis aka northern lights being more equator bound. Aurora borealis we see is solar flares hitting the magnetosphere, when they dance it's actually the magnetosphere distorting on impact. Being closer to the poles, we can see the anomalies as in more and stronger auroras. It can look really cool. Looking up while laying down with a direct hit looks like a staring at a colorful dancing umbrella of color. A side view is when they are more linear looking is solar radiation that is strong enough to penetrate it and reach us.

Magnetosphere is an invisible magnetic shield that protects us/earth from frying from solar radiation. When it gets hit with radiation it lights up and becomes visible.