When was the last time you saw aurora in the night sky? Well, now might be a good chance to see them. According to SpaceWeather.com. So, eyes to the sky... Last night was the peak in solar irradiance of ejected material and the solar storm is now subsiding.
Long story short, solar flares send radioactive coronal matter towards Earth, magnetic fields guide these high energy particles to the south and north pole. Particles react with the atmosphere and emit light.
Stay tuned, there is some seriously cool action happening in the sun right now. The Schwabe cycle is nearing its peak and the Hale cycle of 22 years, in which the magnetic cycle of the sun reverses to its original is under way.
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