JANUARY 18th: THE LIGHT SHOW BEGINS
THE LIGHT SHOW BEGINS: As
predicted, Earth is entering a stream of high-speed solar wind on Jan
18th. This morning in Alaska, first contact with the stream produced a
bright outburst of auroras. Sacha Layos sends this picture from the
outskirts of Fairbanks:
"Temperatures dipped down
to -45F, but that didn't stop us diehards from going out anyway," says
Layos. "The auroras came out to play for the first time in over a
week!"
The solar wind is flowing from a large hole
in the sun's atmosphere. It's a broad stream that should influence our
planet for the next two to three days. Arctic sky watchers can expect
continued episodes of bright auroras in the nights ahead. Free: Aurora Alerts
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