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Blogs > loveisamyth > loveisamyth, stars are forever


loveisamyth 68M
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4/17/2015 7:35 am

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4/18/2015 5:00 pm
SOLAR WIND SPARKS BRIGHT AURORAS
For the third day in a row, Earth is passing through a stream of high-speed solar wind. The sustained encounter has sparked some of the brightest auroras of the year around the Arctic Circle. Rune Askeland sends this example from Bergen, Norway, on April 17th.



It is not often that we observe such bright auroras, even here in Norway," says Askeland. "Last night was magic."

In the United States, Northern Lights have been sighted as far south as Washington, Michigan, Minnesota, and Idaho.

NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of G1-class geomagnetic storms on April 17th as the solar wind continues to blow.








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