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Northern Lights Curtain (2D)

Interactive 2D simulator of aurora light curtains: layered wisp-noise ribbons drift and shimmer over a snowy skyline, with adjustable colour theme, drift speed and brightness.

Optics & Light2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-3d-aurora ↗ Open standalone

This 2D simulator repaints the aurora as pure light rather than plasma physics: layered noise-driven ribbons drift sideways over a silhouette skyline of snowy mountains and pines, mimicking how a long-exposure photograph compresses the shimmering curtain into soft glowing streaks. Pick a colour theme, tune drift speed and brightness, add more ribbons for a denser curtain, and drag across the sky to pan the view — a light-scattering and colour-mixing companion to the full 3D scene.

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D canvas reimagining of the aurora as pure light: layered noise-driven ribbons drift and shimmer over a snowy skyline, with adjustable colour theme, drift speed and brightness.

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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