Credit & Copyright: Lance Taylor
(Edmonton RASC)
Explanation:
Northern and southern locales saw many a
beautiful aurora over the last week, as
particles from several
large solar flares impacted the Earth.
Many reported unusually
red auroras,
although colors across the spectrum were also seen.
Power grids and orbiting satellites
braced for the onslaught,
but little lasting damage was reported.
Pictured above, the Clover Bar Power Plant was photographed from the banks of the
North Saskatchewan River in
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada.
A small pond in the foreground reflects predominantly
green aurora light far in the distance.
Two days ago, again unexpectedly, another
large solar flare occurred from
sunspot group 10486, the site of
other recent major flares.
This unusually active solar region is now rotating
to the far side of the Sun.
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