aurora

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Aurora colors come from atoms that are trying to shed some of their energy.

In very thin air, oxygen survives in a delicate, high-energy state that emits green light. In denser air, atomic collisions knock oxygen to a lower-energy state that emits red. Nitrogen is a robust emitter that glows bright in even lower, denser layers of the atmosphere.

Beautiful science.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/aurora-tutorial #aurora #science #space #nature

Just at Civil twilight the Aurora Start to show up in my Southern and Northern Sky, despite the partially blue sky and waxing crescent Moonlight, it was amazing and I captured it from my Observatories in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Friday evening until around 12:30am when clouds rolled in to cover the Awesome display.

Taken by John Chumack on May 10, 2024 @ Yellow Springs, Ohio

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These mean looking sunspots are the cause of the strongest geomagnetic storm (G5 - Severe) in 20 years!

They are really huge, spanning about 16 Earth diameters. Auroras are happening now and probably will continue over the weekend.

Pic with a 2415mm focal length Dall-Kirkham telescope with a 2X Barlow, a Baader Astrosolar filter, and a bandpass infrared filter (850 nm).

#science #sunspots #sun #aurora #astrodon #astrophotography

Close-up picture of a region in the solar surface covered with sunspots, irregular looking with dark centers and spaghetti-like structures reaching from the center to the borders. The surrounding region is covered with solar granules.

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#Aurora photos from my husband a couple of hours ago, outside our home in #Dundee, #Scotland. #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Tayside #Angus #Scotland #Astronomy #Space

A photo of the night sky above a bungalow roof. Vivid green streaks shoot down in the sky, with blue and purple among them.

A photo of the night sky full of pink, purple, mauve, blue and green lighting from the aurora

A photo of the night sky above a bungalow with blue/purple at the top left, a pink/red/orange band across the middle, and a green glow at the bottom

A portrait shaped view of the night sky with purple and pink aurora streaks sweeping diagonally down from top left to bottom right, and greens and blues around

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A late one last night but here’s a quick taster #Aurora #Aberdeenshire #Scotland

An image of the Aurora Borealis from last night. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

An image of the Aurora Borealis from last night. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Hello #PortfolioDay!

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Aurora Borealis overhead, called Corona in vibrant colors, green, pink, purple.

Lenticular clouds over Tahoma with a hilly residential neighborhood in the foreground.

A male Red-winged Blackbird perching on a snow covered rail, singing, his warm breath is showing in the chilly air, like he was smoking.

A veil of fog lingering over some evergreens and red foliage, aerial view.

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Aurora might be visible over the next couple of nights!
This Timelapse is from the May 10th historic solar storm, Seattle area, WA.

Unedited, using the camera Timelapse feature.

#Seattle #Washington #PNW #NorthernLights #Aurora #Timelapse #AuroraBorealis #wawx #SpaceWeather

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Lady A came out to dance tonight.
Lake Sammamish, Redmond, Washington state

#WaWx #Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #SpaceWeather #Washington #PNW

Green and purple display of Aurora Borealis over a lake with some reflections.

Green and purple display of Aurora Borealis over a lake with some reflections.

Green and purple display of Aurora Borealis over a lake with some reflections.

Green and purple display of Aurora Borealis over a lake with some reflections.

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I took over 4,000 photos of the #AuroraBorealis last night so it's hard to pick favourites, but here are 4 that stood out. Taken from #Oxfordshire UK (52'N) with 2 Canon 1100Ds with 10mm & 18mm lenses #NorthernLights #Aurora #MidLatitudeAurora #GeomagneticStorm

Pillars of aurora above the horizon, green at the bottom red at the top.

Pillars of aurora above the horizon, green at the bottom red at the top.

Pillars of aurora above the horizon, green at the bottom red at the top.

Red pillars converging at the zenith in a bright coronal aurora display

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Right when you need it most, the universe delivers something staggeringly beautiful to sooth the soul.

A beautiful Aurora Borealis seen above the fields of England.

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Victoria isn't particularly known for #aurora, but with the sun being at its solar maximum it's a great time to keep an eye on the night sky.

Despite spending about 9 weeks in Iceland and Norway (during late autumn/winter) the past 18 months, two of the best Auroras I've ever seen have been right here where you normally never see them. Fingers crossed for some more soon!

#victoria #astrophotography #auroraaustralis #mountbuffalo #landscapephotography #landscape #australia #lightpainting

Rock stacks on Victoria, Australia's Great Ocean Road with the Aurora Australis shining behind in greens and reds. The aurora is gently reflected in the wet foreground sands.

Tubberlungener Mount Buffalo's granite monolith the Cathedral is gently illuminated by pre-dawn light while the Aurora Australis creates beams of pink light behind.

The Horn is a viewpoint on Tubberlungener Mount Buffalo which faces direct South. The lookout made of rocks makes for a great viewpoint with Aurora Australis shining in red beams and green curtains of light below.

A rock stack along the Great Ocean Road of Victoria, Australia is captured with the green glow of Aurora Australis above. Fortunately no one else was on the beach at this time which allowed me to play with light painting to capture the lines of waves which would otherwise be blurred together over the long exposure.

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Thank you to the person from Shoreline, WA for the purchase of one of my Northern Lights Prints and for supporting local independent Artists. Enjoy ❣️

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On this #FlashbackFriday look back at the historic solar storm of May 10th last year, a rare, magical alignment of Big Dipper with the dazzling Corona Borealis.

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We were witnessing a historic, dazzling auroral display on May 10th, 2024 at Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington, where the Northern Lights captivated and mesmerized the onlookers with their vivid colors and fast moving formations.
The dancing ribbons of light surrounded, enveloped us with vibrant colors, sometimes radiating directly overhead where the Big Dipper’s seven bright stars aligned with the Coronae (Corona Borealis or crown), a rare event, indeed.
The Corona is the most impressive type of aurora, when rays or rayed bands pass overhead to converge to a point to form a crown or corona. So we looked overhead and the aurora rays appeared to originate from one single point and radiated outwards, in alignment with Big Dipper.
Words escape me to describe how mind-blowing was this otherworldly, once in a lifetime experience, to witness the vivid display of the aurora borealis as the lights filled the night sky with swirls of purple and blue hues.
The natural phenomenon created an ethereal atmosphere, conveying the beauty of Earth's geomagnetic interactions with solar particles.

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A reminder that increased levels of geomagnetic activity *are still happening RIGHT NOW* and it's a good idea to take a peak at night to see if there's any #aurora out there.

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