Space Weather News for Nov. 9, 2016
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TARDY CME SPARKS BRIGHT AURORAS: Arriving later than expected, a CME brushed against Earth's magnetic field on Nov. 9th, sparking a bright display of auroras seen mainly from Alaska. More auroras are in the offing as a new solar wind stream heads in our direction. Estimated time of arrival: Nov. 11-12. Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures of the Nov. 9th auroras and updates about the approaching solar wind stream.

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Space Weather News for Nov. 12, 2016
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BIGGEST FULL MOON IN ALMOST 70 YEARS: The full Moon of Nov. 14th will be the biggest and brightest in nearly 70 years. Today's edition of Spaceweather.com offers observing tips and explains why not all full Moons are the same.

ROCKET PHOTOBOMBS AURORA OUTBURST: A high-speed stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field this weekend, causing bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. While watching the light show last night in Sweden, a group
of tourists witnessed a strange apparition caused by a passing rocket. Visit Spaceweather.com to see what happens when a rocket engine photobombs the Northern Lights.

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Space Weather News for Nov. 17, 2016
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SUNSPOT CYCLE AT LOWEST LEVEL IN 5 YEARS: Sunspot counts have reached their lowest level in 5 years, a clear sign that Solar Minimum is approaching. Contrary to popular belief, Solar Minimum is neither dull nor uneventful. Instead, space weather changes in interesting ways. Today's edition of Spaceweather.com lists some of the changes we can expect, including one that is
happening right now: a measurable increase in atmospheric cosmic rays. Check it
out.

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Space Weather News for Nov. 21, 2016
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RETURN OF A BIG CORONAL HOLE: At the end of October, a hole in the sun's atmosphere lashed Earth's magnetic field with solar wind, sparking moderately-strong geomagnetic storms and almost a full week of Arctic auroras.
News flash: It's back. The same "coronal hole" is turning toward Earth again. Forecasters expect the solar wind to reach Earth during the late hours of Nov. 22nd with minor G1-class geomagnetic storms possible on Nov. 23rd. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

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Space Weather News for Nov. 30, 2016
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WEIRD ATMOSPHERIC WAVE RIPPLES OVER CHINA: On Nov. 24th, a deep-rippling wave at the edge of space crossed the night sky above China. Eye-witnesses saw the airglow layer split in two, and at least one photographer captured beautiful images of the event. It might be a type of exotic wave called a "mesospheric bore." Visit Spaceweather.com to see the photos and learn more.

UNEXPECTED SOLAR FLARES: Catching forecasters off guard, a new sunspot (AR2615)
has emerged and it is crackling with M-class solar flares. Minor radio blackouts are underway on Nov. 29-30 as pulses of UV and X-radiation ionize the
top of Earth's atmosphere. This is *not* a major space weather event, but it is a break from the sun's recent deepening quiet.

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A pulse of extreme UV radiation from surprising sunspot AR2615, recorded on Nov. 29th by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 3, 2016
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WHAT IS THE DA VINCI GLOW? Five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci proposed an outlandish theory explaining why the Moon's surface glows during the lunar night. Turns out, his idea was correct. This weekend is a great time to see the
"Da Vinci Glow" for yourself. Observing tips and the full story of da Vinci's imaginative leap are highlighted on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

LARGE CORONAL HOLE TURNING TOWARD EARTH: A large hole in the sun's atmosphere has formed and it is turning toward Earth. Solar wind emerging from the opening could reach Earth as early as Dec. 6-7 and influence the space environment of our planet for several days. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 7, 2016
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GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely for the next three to four days as Earth passes through a stream of high-speed solar wind. A type of shock wave at the leading edge of the stream called a "co-rotating interaction region" (CIR) could spark a display of bright Arctic auroras as early as Dec. 7-8. Visit Spaceweather.com for updates about the coming storms.

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Above: The solar wind stream is spewing from a "coronal hole" in the sun's atmosphere, shown here in an image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Coronal holes are regions where the sun's magnetic field opens up and allows solar wind to escape.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 11, 2016
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THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER IS UNDERWAY: Earth is entering a stream of gravelly debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Although the shower's peak is not expected until Dec. 13-14, observers
are already seeing fireballs fly out of the constellation Gemini as early-arriving meteoroids hit Earth's atmosphere traveling ~35 km/s (78,000 mph). More information and observing tips may be found on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

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Are you looking for a great stocking stuffer? Consider this: The award-winning documentary "The Northern Lights: A Magic Experience," is now available in USB form. Everything you ever wanted to know about auroras fits into a thumb drive
perfect for gift-giving. Check it out!

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Space Weather News for Dec. 19, 2016
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AURORAS FOR CHRISTMAS? Earth is about to enter a solar wind stream flowing from
a large hole in the sun's atmosphere. Polar G1-class geomagnetic storms are expected to begin on Dec. 21st with magnetic unrest continuing through Dec. 25th as Earth slowly crosses the broad stream of solar wind. Santa, be alert for Northern Lights! Updates and aurora sightings may be found on Spaceweather.com.

STUDENT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Is there a young scientist in your life? For Christmas, give them the gift of exploration. For the holiday season only, we're reducing the cost of payload space on Earth to Sky Calculus balloons from
$500 to only $299.95. Buy an edge of space gift certificate before Dec. 25th and you can send an experiment, photo, or keepsake item to the stratosphere, completely supported by an Earth to Sky Calculus launch and recovery team.

[Too many 9s in that price]

A Skype brainstorming session is included with each certificate. Dr. Tony Phillips and other members of the Earth to Sky team will chat with students to help them craft an experiment that will work in the harsh environment of the stratosphere.

This is not only a great Christmas gift, but also a good kickstarter for science fair projects. Experiments will be flown and returned along with video footage, GPS tracking, temperature, pressure, altimetry and radiation data.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 7, 2016
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GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely for the next three to four days as Earth passes through a stream of high-speed solar wind. A type of shock wave at the leading edge of the stream called a "co-rotating interaction region" (CIR) could spark a display of bright Arctic auroras as early as Dec. 7-8. Visit Spaceweather.com for updates about the coming storms.

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Above: The solar wind stream is spewing from a "coronal hole" in the sun's atmosphere, shown here in an image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Coronal holes are regions where the sun's magnetic field opens up and allows solar wind to escape.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 21, 2016
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SOLSTICE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Around the Arctic Circle, the longest night of the year has arrived with perfect timing. A high-speed stream of solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 21st (the northern winter solstice) filling the long hours of darkness with Northern Lights. At the time of this alert, a moderately strong G2-class geomagnetic storm is underway, and more storms are in the offing. Flowing from a huge hole in the sun's atmosphere, this solar wind stream is broad. Earth could take days to cross it. Check Spaceweather.com
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First contact with the solar wind stream produced a magnificent outburst of auroras over the countryside near Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo credit: Marketa S. Murray. [more]

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Space Weather News for Dec. 26, 2016
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SPOTLESS SUN SPARKS PINK AURORAS: For the past three days and nights, sky watchers around the Arctic Circle have witnessed a strange display of pink and white auroras. Many veteran observers say they've never seen anything quite like it. Stranger still, the display was ignited by a completely blank sun. No
sunspots were involved. What's going on? Pictures and an explanation are highlighted on today's edition of Spaceweather.com .

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Bright pink auroras over the Colville River Delta in northern Alaska. "This was
the brightest pink display I have ever seen," says photographer James Helmericks, who took the picture on Dec. 25th.

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Space Weather News for Dec. 30, 2016
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AURORA SOUNDS IN SWEDEN: The idea that auroras make noise has long been controversial. However, whole groups of listeners in northern Sweden have recently heard strange sounds during magnetic storms. On Christmas night, an aurora tour guide recorded the audio using his iPhone--and it sounds like Star Wars blaster fire. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for the full story.

HERE COMES THE SOLAR WIND (AGAIN): 2016 might get one more blast of Arctic auroras before the year is over. Another stream of solar wind is heading for Earth, and it could arrive before New Year's Eve. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.

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The incoming solar wind stream is flowing from a coronal hole (CH) in the sun's
atmosphere, shown here in an image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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Space Weather News for Jan. 1, 2017
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POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS: Earth's stratosphere is normally free of clouds. Not this weekend, though. Observers around the Arctic Circle are reporting an outbreak of brilliantly-colored polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). Some PSCs are associated with the destruction of ozone and can even cause regional ozone holes. The clouds observers are seeing now are so beautiful, they rival the auroras as must-see wonders of the Arctic. Learn more on today's edition of Spaceweather.com .

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Above: Polar stratospheric clouds over the Lofoten Islands of Norway, photographed by Eric Fokke on New Years Eve. Those colors are real! Browse the photo gallery for more sightings.

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Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2017
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SUNSPOTS VANISH: So far this year, the sun has been blank more than 90% of the time. Only one very tiny sunspot observed for a few hours on Jan. 3rd interrupted a string of spotless days from New Year's through Jan. 11th. To find a similar sequence of blank suns, we have to go back to May of 2010, almost 7 years ago. What does this mean? Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for the full story.

SPACE WEATHER CONTINUES: No sunspots? No problem. Observers around the Arctic Circle are still observing magnificent auroras. A new apparition is possible on
Jan. 12th or 13th when a narrow stream of solar wind is expected to brush against Earth's magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of polar
geomagnetic storms. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.

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This morning in Abisko, Sweden, an automated auroracam recorded green ribbons dancing above the moonlit snowscape. The sunspot number at the time: Zero. Credit: Lights over Lapland.


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Space Weather News for Jan. 17, 2017
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HIGH-LATITUDE AURORA ALERT: A large crescent-shaped hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth, and it is spewing a stream of high-speed solar wind. NOAA forecasters say there is a 70% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the solar wind arrives, probably on Jan. 18th. Sky watchers around the Arctic Circle can expect bright auroras in the nights ahead. Learn more on today's edition of Spaceweather.com .

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Space Weather News for Jan. 20, 2017
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RADIATION CLOUDS AT AVIATION ALTITUDES: A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Space Weather reports the discovery of radiation "clouds"
at aviation altitudes. When airplanes fly through these clouds, dose rates of cosmic radiation normally absorbed by air travelers can double or more. Get the full story on today's edition of Spaceweather.com .

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Above: This data plot shows radiation measurements made by an airplane flying over Antarctica in October 2015. A sudden spike in the dose rate signaled the airplane's passage through a "radiation cloud." Get the full story here. Credit: ARMAS

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Space Weather News for Jan. 25, 2017
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SUNSPOT SURPRISE: Barely visible only 24 hours ago, a new sunspot group big enough to swallow Earth is bubbling up through the solar surface. So far the active region poses no threat for strong solar flares, but this could change if
its rapid growth continues. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to view a
movie of sunspot genesis, and to learn how this development fits in with the recent "crash" of the sunspot cycle.

HIGH-LATITUDE AURORA WATCH: A hole in the sun's atmosphere is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the stream arrives on Jan. 27-28. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.

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Above: New sunspot AR2629 photographed on Jan. 25th by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Earth inset for scale.

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Space Weather News for Jan. 30, 2017
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A BIG HOLE IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE: A large, canyon-shaped hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. Polar geomagnetic storms are likely when the fast-moving stream arrives, probably on Feb 1st. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information.

SUNSET SKY SHOW: For the next two nights, watch the southwestern sky at sunset.
Mars, Venus and the crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful gathering in the evening twilight. Visit Spaceweather.com for sky maps and photos.

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Above: This large "coronal hole" is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. Image credit: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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Space Weather News for Feb. 8, 2017
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LUNAR ECLIPSE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT: The full Moon will lose some of its usual luster on Friday night as a dusky shadow creeps across the lunar disk. It's a penumbral lunar eclipse, visible from parts of every continent except Australia. The uneven dimming of the Moon will be easy to see if you know when to look. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for observing tips and more information.

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Above: The uneven dimming of the full Moon is evident in this photo of a penumbral lunar eclipse taken by Matt Wastell of Brisbane, Australia, in April of 2005.

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Space Weather News for Feb 13th, 2017
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AMAZING POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS: Around the Arctic Circle, veteran sky watchers are reporting a remarkable outbreak of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). Floating high above Earth's surface in the normally transparent stratosphere, PSCs have filled the sky with brilliant colors that rival the aurora borealis. Some longtime residents of northern Sweden say it's the best display they've ever seen, continuing a trend in recent years of intensifying PSC activity. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to view photos of the outbreak and to learn more about these must-see wonders of the Arctic.

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Above: Polar stratospheric clouds over Kiruna, Sweden, photographed by Mia St†lnacke on Feb. 13, 2017. Browse the photo gallery for more sightings.

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Space Weather News for Feb 19, 2017
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A GASH IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE: An unusually wide and sinuous hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is stretching like a gash across the sun's southern hemisphere. A roughly fan-shaped stream of solar wind flowing from the
hole is gently buffeting Earth's magnetic field, and it could keep polar magnetic fields in an unsettled state for the rest of February. Long range forecasts suggest the month could end with a moderately strong (G2-class) geomagnetic storm. This is all good news for Arctic sky watchers, who can expect regular episodes of Northern Lights in the nights ahead. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information and sightings.

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Above: This image of a broad "coronal hole" (CH) cutting across the sun's southern hemisphere is based on data taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
on Feb. 17th.

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Space Weather News for Feb. 22, 2017
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SOLAR WIND ADVISORY: Earth is about to enter a stream of solar wind flowing from a hole in the sun's atmosphere. NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on Feb. 23rd as the solar wind speed quickens to 550 km/s or more. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras on Thursday and Friday nights. Updates and sightings @ Spaceweather.com

AURORA ROCKET LAUNCH: On Feb. 22nd, researchers from Dartmouth College launched
a rocket directly into auroras dancing above Alaska. See the launch and find out why they did it on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

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Above: Marketa Murray photographed the launch of the aurora rocket from the Poker Flat Research Range on Feb. 22, 2017: more.

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Space Weather News for Feb 25, 2017
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"RING OF FIRE" SOLAR ECLIPSE: Something strange is about to happen to sunbeams in the southern hemisphere. On Sunday, Feb. 26th, the Moon will pass directly in
front of the sun, covering as much as 99% of the solar disk. This will turn the
sun into a "ring of fire" over parts of South America and Africa. Crescent-shaped sunbeams and thin rings of light will dance across the ground of
more than a dozen countries. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and photos.

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Above: Click on the image to view an animation of the annular eclipse, created by Larry Koehn of ShadowandSubstance.com

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Space Weather News for Feb. 27, 2017
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SOLAR WIND, INCOMING: A canyon-shaped hole in the sun's atmosphere is spewing a
stream of solar wind toward Earth. Polar geomagnetic storms could begin as early as Feb. 28th when the leading edge of the stream reaches our planet. NOAA
forecasters estimate a 60% chance of G1-class storms on March 1st when Earth is
fully enveloped by the fast-moving solar wind. More information @ Spaceweather.com

SUNSET PLANETS: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. The
skinny crescent Moon is approaching Venus for a side-by-side gathering on Feb. 28th. Visit Spaceweather.com for sky maps.

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Did you miss Sunday's southern hemisphere solar eclipse? Browse our gallery for
images from the eclipse zone. Photo credit: Oleg Toumilovitch of Johannesburg,
South Africa:

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Space Weather News for March 1, 2017
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GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A G1-class polar geomagnetic storm is in progress on March 1st as Earth enters a fast-moving stream of solar wind. This is sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. The solar wind is flowing from a large
canyon-shaped hole in the sun's atmosphere and is expected to influence Earth for the next two days. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

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Above: Ayumi Bakken photographed this outburst of auroras over Fairbanks, Alaska, on March 1, 2017. Browse the Realtime Aurora Gallery for more sightings.
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Space Weather News for March 4, 2017
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"AURORA SPRITES" SIGHTED OVER NEW ZEALAND: For the past few days, Earth has been moving through a stream of solar wind gusting with speeds of 700+ kLast night in New Zealand, the stream produced an unusual display of "aurora sprites" above the Otago Peninsula. Visit Spaceweather.com to see the apparition and to learn what probably caused it.

ARCTIC SPACE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH: This coming week, Spaceweather.com will be
flying to Sweden with a group of student researchers to launch a series of space weather balloons inside the Arctic Circle. Near-simultaneous launches in
the USA and Chile will allow us to probe the global response of our planet to rising levels of cosmic radiation in the inner solar system. Today's edition of
Spaceweather.com highlights the science of this mission--and whets our appetite
for some very unusual photos of the Northern Lights.

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Above: The space weather balloon experiment of March 9-16, 2017, will span three continents, more than 14,000 km of linear distance, and 90+ degrees of magnetic latitude.

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Space Weather News for March 18, 2017
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NEUTRONS ON A PLANE: Researchers have long known that air travelers are exposed
to cosmic rays on board commercial aircraft. Indeed, pilots are classified as "occupational radiation workers." Two days ago, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus took a pair of bubble chambers onboard a flight from Sweden to the USA and detected a significant number of neutrons in the passenger compartment. This confirms that neutrons are an important form of
aviation radiation. Read more about it on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

SOLAR WIND ADVISORY: A hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere and it is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. The stream's arrival on March 23rd
could spark the first auroras of northern spring. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.
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Above: In this photo, taken 35,000 feet above Greenland on March 16, 2017, each
bubble shows where a neutron passed through the chamber and vaporized a superheated droplet.

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Space Weather News for March 18, 2017
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NEUTRONS ON A PLANE: Researchers have long known that air travelers are exposed
to cosmic rays on board commercial aircraft. Indeed, pilots are classified as "occupational radiation workers." Two days ago, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus took a pair of bubble chambers onboard a flight from Sweden to the USA and detected a significant number of neutrons in the passenger compartment. This confirms that neutrons are an important form of
aviation radiation. Read more about it on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

SOLAR WIND ADVISORY: A hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere and it is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. The stream's arrival on March 23rd
could spark the first auroras of northern spring. Monitor the realtime aurora gallery for sightings.

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Above: In this photo, taken 35,000 feet above Greenland on March 16, 2017, each
bubble shows where a neutron passed through the chamber and vaporized a superheated droplet.

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Regards,

Roger

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Space Weather News for March 19, 2017
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SUNSPOT COUNTS HIT 7-YEAR LOW: The face of the sun has been blank (no sunspots)
for 13 consecutive days. The last time this happened was in April of 2010, near
the end of an historically deep Solar Minimum. The current stretch of blank suns heralds a new Solar Minimum expected to arrive in 2019-2020. What does this mean for space weather? Answers may be found on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.

VENUS AT INFERIOR CONJUNCTION: This week, Venus will pass almost directly between Earth and the sun--an event astronomers call "inferior solar conjunction." As it turns its night side to Earth, the planetary disk of Venus
is transforming into an exquisitely slender crescent easily seen through small telescopes or binoculars. Visit Spaceweather.com for photos and observing tips.

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Above: Ofer Gabzo of the Givatayim Observatory in Israel took this picture of Venus on March 19, 2017. Browse the Venus Photo Gallery for more.

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Roger

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Space Weather News for March 21, 2017
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SOLAR WIND ARRIVES EARLY: Arriving a day earlier than expected, a stream of fast-moving solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field today. The broad stream is expected to influence our planet for the next three days with a 60% chance of polar geomagnetic storms between now and March 23rd. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras in the waxing Spring twilight. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

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Above: John Chumack photographed these auroras outside Fairbanks, Alaska, on March 20, 2017; they were ignited by the leading edge of today's solar wind stream. Browse the Realtime Aurora Gallery for more sightings.

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