Solar Winds Produce Incredible Auroras

by René | April 9, 2007 at 08:24 am

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Solar Winds Impact Earth and its atmosphere.

If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, you might get a chance to see its effects.

What's Up in Space -- 9 Apr 2007

AURORA WATCH: Sky watchers from Scandinavia to Alaska should be alert for auroras on April 9th and 10th. A solar wind stream is due to hit Earth, and the impact could cause high-latitude geomagnetic storms.

Did you miss last night's auroras? Next time get a wake-up call from Spaceweather PHONE.

What's Up in Space -- 4 Apr 2007

MAGNETIC STORM: For the past several days, a solar wind stream has been buffeting Earth's magnetic field,
causing it to shake. The shaking was so severe in Scandinavia last night, compass needles
shifted "more than two degrees," reports Jan Lameer, who took this picture from Porjus in the Lapland of Sweden:

"There must have been a lot of electricity flowing through the upper atmosphere!" he says.

More auroras are possible tonight. Earth is still inside the solar wind stream,
and a good gust could spark another display.