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Need some pretty pictures to get you through your hump day? Look no further. Areas in the upper-latitudes of the United States (and Europe!) viewed a beautiful display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Monday and Tuesday nights. But what is the Aurora Borealis anyway? According to NOAA, “The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora […]
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The Aurora Seen Around the World
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an Aurora! The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) were in full swing last night as many watched and took photos of this gorgeous phenomenon. NASA does a great job explaining everything you would ever need to know about auroras, so I will […]
Impressive Visible Satellite Image
Check out this great visible satellite image captured over Iceland early Friday morning. It’s not often that we find once image displaying clouds, volcanic ash, and even the aurora borealis. The blue arrows point to regular cloud features we are used to observing on a satellite image. The red arrow points to a bright white area […]
Beautiful Photos of the Aurora Borealis
As Zack wrote in his article yesterday, a geomagnetic storm lit up the sky with the Aurora Borealis last night. While overcast skies made it somewhat difficult to see, many people in New England and around the world were able to capture the beauty of the northern lights on camera. Pictures are worth a thousand […]
Geomagnetic Storm to Produce Northern Lights Display
Earth’s space weather has been active today as the solar wind is responsible for a minor geomagnetic storm across the Northern Hemisphere. The main area of impact for this geomagnetic storm will be the North Pole and the storm’s strength is rated at a G3 (strong). The main impact from this geomagnetic storm will be […]