Tag Archives: aurora

Steve and the Color Purple

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Curtis Seaman

It’s not often that a new discovery takes place that baffles the minds of lifelong scientists. This is a story about one that seems to have gone viral over the last few days. The abbreviated version (summarized from this article, … Continue reading →

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The Aurora Seen Around The World

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

Think back to St. Patrick’s Day. Do you remember what you were doing? Hopefully you were wearing something green. And, hopefully, you didn’t leave anything green in the gutter behind the bar (e.g. undigested lunch or beverages or a mixture … Continue reading →

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Aurora Australis from the Day-Night Band

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

How fast does an aurora move? I “googled” it, and got answers ranging from “fast” to “very fast”. Not very scientific. It also doesn’t help that the majority of aurora videos on the Internet are time-lapse footage, and there’s no … Continue reading →

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Aurora Borealis from the Day-Night Band

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

On 6 March 2012, a massive solar flare erupted and an associated coronal mass ejection was launched toward Earth. Video of the solar flare from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can be viewed here. NOAA’s Space Weather Center forecast the coronal … Continue reading →

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