The pictures below were taken last Sunday, August 11, just three months after a similar show of Northern Lights in May. I had thought Northern Lights predominantly occur in winter. This really does not make sense though. They are caused by interactions between solar activity and the Earth’s magnetic field and neither of these things …
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Northern Lights, 2024
The exceptional show of Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over the last few days has been covered extensively in the news. The reason for this event is traced back to sunspot activity, specifically in a sunspot cluster designated Region 3664, which is at least 15 times wider than the earth! Solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections …
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