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glacier_kittyIf you’re hoping to check out the Northern Lights in 2010, a glance at the Geophysical Institute’s aurora forecast Web site isn’t going to offer much encouraging news.
Aurora activity is projected as “minimal” at the University of Alaska Fairbanks site, continuing a quiet strech that has been under way for more than a year.
Last winter’s displays also were muted, a trend that’s attributed to slow sun spot activity. The aurora borealis causes glowing streaks in the Earth’s atmosphere when solar energy particles collide with the Earth’s magnetic field.
On a scale of 0-9, most days in the forecast are at the bottom of the scale, with a few climbing to a 1 or 2. Activity is expected to increase as the spring equinox approaches, but the aurora appears to be in a historically slow stretch.
“This is the least active period we have ever experienced,” forecaster Charles Deehr wrote.
Well I've seen some good ones this winter haha. The sun is getting more active now so hopefully the Northern Lights will too
Today's trivia: Flour particles suspended in air are highly flammable and have caused many mill explosions throughout history
Aurora activity is projected as “minimal” at the University of Alaska Fairbanks site, continuing a quiet strech that has been under way for more than a year.
Last winter’s displays also were muted, a trend that’s attributed to slow sun spot activity. The aurora borealis causes glowing streaks in the Earth’s atmosphere when solar energy particles collide with the Earth’s magnetic field.
On a scale of 0-9, most days in the forecast are at the bottom of the scale, with a few climbing to a 1 or 2. Activity is expected to increase as the spring equinox approaches, but the aurora appears to be in a historically slow stretch.
“This is the least active period we have ever experienced,” forecaster Charles Deehr wrote.
Well I've seen some good ones this winter haha. The sun is getting more active now so hopefully the Northern Lights will too
Today's trivia: Flour particles suspended in air are highly flammable and have caused many mill explosions throughout history
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Date: 2010-01-04 08:52 pm (UTC)