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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Северное сияние в Джорджии http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1930149/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Wright Dobbs
Explanation:
A familiar sight from Georgia, USA, the
Moon sets near the western horizon in this rural night skyscape.
Captured on May 10
before local midnight,
the image overexposes the Moon's bright waning
crescent at left in the frame.
A long irrigation rig stretches across farmland
about 15 miles north of the city of Bainbridge.
Shimmering curtains of aurora
shine across the starry sky
though, definitely an unfamiliar sight for southern Georgia nights.
Last weekend, extreme geomagnetic storms triggered by the recent
intense activity from solar active region
AR 3664 brought
epic displays
of aurora, usually seen closer to
the poles, to southern Georgia
and even lower latitudes on planet Earth.
As solar activity
ramps up, more storms are possible.
AuroraSaurus:
Report your aurora observations
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.