|
Northern Lights
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
|
General news
|
16
|
7408
|
|
| |
The Northern Lights (almost) guaranteed It might be -35C, but your best chance is on an arctic research station in Canada, says Martin Symington Read more
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aurora Alert
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 26
)
(Preview)
|
Events
|
253
|
53069
|
|
| |
Aurora Alert, at 17:00 UT 21 Aug 2005:
Small increase in local activity.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Geomagnetic storms
(
1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
|
Earth
|
33
|
51111
|
|
| |
Two links for Aurora watchers.
They use data from ground-based magnetometers.
One based at York, UK
Example picture
[url=http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/su...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aurora borealis
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
|
Astronomy News
|
19
|
17098
|
|
| |
Colliding Auroras Produce Explosions of Light A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, producing spectacular outbursts of light. Movies of...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Martian Auroras
(Preview)
|
Solar System
|
7
|
16068
|
|
| |
Observations made with the European Space Agency's orbiting Mars Express satellite have spotted Martian Auroras.
Charged particles from the Sun interact with the Martian atmosphere and the weak magnetic field, and create glowing rings (aurora) around the poles.
"...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X-ray Aurora
(Preview)
|
Solar System
|
0
|
3472
|
|
| |
A team of scientists has scanned the northern polar region of Earth with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results show that the aurora borealis, or "norther...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aurora Alert 5 June
(Preview)
|
Events
|
0
|
2736
|
|
| |
-- Edited by Blobrana at 13:32, 2005-06-05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auroral Kilometric Radiation
(Preview)
|
Astronomy News
|
1
|
2781
|
|
| |
The first thing an alien race is likely to hear from Earth is chirps and whistles, a bit like R2-D2, the robot from Star Wars. In reality, they are the sounds that accompany the aurora. Now ESAs Cluster mission is showing scientists how to understand this emission and, in the future, search for alien wo...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solar storm of 1859
(Preview)
|
Events
|
5
|
10009
|
|
| |
The solar storm of 1859, also known as the Solar Superstorm, or the Carrington Event, was the most powerful solar storm in recorded history. From August 28 until September 2, numerous sunspots and solar flares were observed on the sun. Just before noon on September 1, the British astronomer, Richar...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIY Magnetometer
(Preview)
|
Telescopes
|
1
|
5662
|
|
| |
The Northern lights, or Aurora, are beautiful to watch at night. But they can happen during daylight as well. If you want to predict when they will occur, try your hand at building this simple DIY detector. How to make a Aurora Detector: To make your own magnetometer all you need is a magnet with a mirror...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smallest coronal mass ejection
(Preview)
|
Astronomy News
|
1
|
3737
|
|
| |
Solar physicists have observed the smallest ever coronal mass ejection (CME) - a type of explosion where plasma from the Sun is thrown out into space, sometimes striking the Earth and damaging orbiting satellites. The observation has come as a great surprise to scientists and has turned previous i...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AuroraMAX
(Preview)
|
Observatories
|
0
|
2788
|
|
| |
AuroraMAX Project Live broadcast of the Northern Lights from Yellowknife. See more
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aurora Alert 2
(Preview)
|
Events
|
0
|
2666
|
|
| |
Aurora Alert: Kp=4
|
|
|
|
|
