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ANNOUNCEMENT: AuroraMAX Connects to International Space Station In February and March to Photograph Canada’s Northern Lights From Earth and Space
(LONGEUIL, QUEBEC) A pilot project that aims to photograph Canada’s Northern Lights simultaneously from Earth and space begins today! Check out this exciting new AuroraMAX announcement on the Canadian Space Agency website!
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PLAY BY PLAY • A Closer Look at the Story Behind January’s M-Class Solar Flare, S3 Solar Radiation Storm and G1 Geomagnetic Storm
(YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Forecasters believed the impact of an Earth-directed M-Class solar flare that launched from Sunspot 1402 on January 22 would be quick and intense, and they were right. Here’s a closer look at the sequence of events that led up to the latest outburst of space weather excitement:
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COMMENTARY: Mixed Reports About Source of Earth-Directed CME Trigger Wave of Geomagnetic Confusion
SOURCE OF CONFUSION. Sunspot 1402 erupted on Thursday, January 19, 2012, however some websites reported this M-Class Flare originated from Sunspot 1401, causing confusion about when the Coronal Mass Ejection would be arriving at Earth. (YouTube Video: Special Thanks to Solarham.com / Solar Dynamics Observatory / EUV Variability Experiment / Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory)
By James Pugsley
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