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Spectacular Aurorae Erupt Over Norway

Over the weekend, the Earth’s magnetic field was struck by a coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME — a vast bubble of solar plasma that had erupted from the sun on Jan. 19 — took longer than expected to travel through interplanetary space, but on Sunday it made contact.

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GREEN’S LANTERN   The aurora borealis is seen during a geomagnetic solar storm in the skies inside the Arctic Circle, Norway. (Photo: Mark Humpage / Caters News via via the Telegraph)

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Aurora Borealis, Iceland Photograph by Olgeir Andresson, Your Shot (via National Geographic Photo of the Day)

Aurora, from Space.  It’s not quite Bowies in Space, but what’re ya gonna do?

A shot from the space station, taken a few years back, of the aurora borealis. It’s spectacular in photo form - I couldn’t begin to imagine the sensation of seeing it directly. (via chefbesh)

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Geomagnetic Storm In Progress

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A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field during the early hours of March 1st. The impact sparked a polar geomagnetic storm that was, at first, minor, but the storm has been intensifying throughout the day. Spotters are now reporting auroras over Northern Ireland, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden.

If the trend continues, high-latitude sky watchers will likely witness bright auroras after nightfall on March 1-2. Northern-tier US states such as Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Washington could be favored with photographic and/or visual displays.

GREEN SCREEN   In a photo taken two weeks ago, puffy green aurora help the Moon illuminate the serene Willow Lake and the snowy Wrangell and Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska.  (Photo: Paul Alsop via NASA APOD) (via  inothernews)