Northern and southern locales saw many a beautiful aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] over the last week, as particles [ http://www-spof.gsf…] from several large solar flares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] impacted the Earth. Many reported [ http://science.nasa…] unusually red aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]s, although colors across the spectrum were also seen. Power grids and orbiting satellites braced for the onslaught [ http://www.space.co…], but little lasting damage was reported. Pictured above [ http://science.nasa…], the Clover Bar Power Plant [ http://www.epcor.ca…Commitment/Statement s and Policies/Environment al Statement of Clover Bar and Rossdale Generating Stations.htm ] was photographed from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River [ http://www.chrs.ca/…] in Edmonton [ http://www.gov.edmo…], Alberta [ http://www.gov.ab.c…], Canada [ http://www.cia.gov/…]. A small pond in the foreground reflects predominantly green aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] light far in the distance. Two days ago, again unexpectedly, another large solar flare [ http://space.com/sc…] occurred from sunspot group 10486 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the site of other recent major flares. This unusually active solar region is now rotating to the far side of the Sun.
Explanation
Northern and southern locales saw many a beautiful aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] over the last week, as particles [ http://www-spof.gsf…] from several large solar flares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] impacted the Earth. Many reported [ http://science.nasa…] unusually red aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]s, although colors across the spectrum were also seen. Power grids and orbiting satellites braced for the onslaught [ http://www.space.co…], but little lasting damage was reported. Pictured above [ http://science.nasa…], the Clover Bar Power Plant [ http://www.epcor.ca…Commitment/Statement s and Policies/Environment al Statement of Clover Bar and Rossdale Generating Stations.htm ] was photographed from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River [ http://www.chrs.ca/…] in Edmonton [ http://www.gov.edmo…], Alberta [ http://www.gov.ab.c…], Canada [ http://www.cia.gov/…]. A small pond in the foreground reflects predominantly green aurora [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] light far in the distance. Two days ago, again unexpectedly, another large solar flare [ http://space.com/sc…] occurred from sunspot group 10486 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the site of other recent major flares. This unusually active solar region is now rotating to the far side of the Sun.
