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Aurora Snake over Norway
A dancing aurora takes on the shape of a snake as it was captured through a fish-eye camera view by the photographer. Aurorae are quite frequent in Norway, especially during Solar Maxima
Copyright: Sebastian Voltmer
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Powerful Solar Storm Sets Off Amazing Northern Lights Show | Space.com
This one’s from Sweden.
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Solar Storm Puts Beautiful Northern Lights on Display [VIDEO]
This one’s from Norway. Click the link above to see NASA’s video of the solar storm itself.
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Illustration Friday: Twirl
In spite of knowing, since preschool, that the changes in the sky are mainly caused by the movement of the earth, I am apt to forget every time I go outside and see the stars twirling around me.
Prints of this painting can be purchased here:
Lovely!
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The geomagnetic storm unleashed overnight by the biggest solar flare so far this year will not make a direct hit on Earth, but will strike more of a glancing blow early Thursday, forecasters at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo., said this morning.
Radiation from the flare is already causing blackouts of high-frequency radio frequencies used by aircraft flying over the poles, according to the center. The flare is categorized in the X-5 class, the strongest type on scientists’ scales.
There could still be some impact to power grids, radio communications and satellites from the geomagnetic storm– known as a “coronal mass ejection”– but experts say the effects should be relatively minor. As a precaution, however, power grid operators have been alerted and airlines are rerouting flights away from normal polar routes, said NOAA space weather scientist Joseph Kunches.
The effects of the storm will last for about 24 hours, ending Friday, unless another flare appears in the meantime, Kunches said.
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AuroraMAX Live
Care to see the Northern Lights? There is a live feed of the skies in Yellowknife, Canada. These may be visible from West Virginia and Washington DC on Saturday.
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The Best Night-Sky Pictures of 2012 were named in the Third International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. National Geographic has assembled the winners into a spectacular slideshow.
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I’m having a very difficult time finishing anything lately. Post-college blues? I literally forced...
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Minimalist DC Superhero Mugshot Poster by Michael Myers
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“When The Chips Are Down”
Emmanuel O’Brien
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The Fifth Element by Paul Andrew/December Studio
