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Twice a year, New York City’s map aligns with the setting sun so that each street has a fantastic view. Tonight, Tuesday the 29th at 8:17 p.m., and tomorrow, Wednesday the 30th at 8:25 p.m., Manhattanites will be treated to a double-header of orange glowing astro awesomeness.
Annular Eclipse Live Stream Here
Don’t live in eclipse land? You can see it here
See The Sun In A Whole New Light
Astrophotographer Alan Friedman captured this gorgeous portrait of the sun on April 7 from his home in Buffalo, NY, using a backyard solar telescope and a new Grasshopper CCD camera by Point Grey Research. Viewed in a wavelength emitted by hydrogen alpha (Ha) the sun’s surface details become visible, showing the complex texture of our home star’s true face.
Listen to a solar storm
A SOLAR TORNADO!
The Sun. In 3D. Wiggling.
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Solar Tornadoes Dance Across Sun’s Surface in NASA Video
Whooooaaa. Now somebody please make it in a gif.
Spectacular Aurorae Erupt Over Norway
Over the weekend, the Earth’s magnetic field was struck by a coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME — a vast bubble of solar plasma that had erupted from the sun on Jan. 19 — took longer than expected to travel through interplanetary space, but on Sunday it made contact.
(via npr)
“Complete time-lapse video of the Sun spanning the entire months of September, October and November 2011 as seen through the SWAP ultraviolet instrument onboard the European Space Agency spacecraft Proba-2 (PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy).”
Christmas Solar Eruption to Hit Earth and Mars
All predictions suggested the CME would likely hit us on Dec. 28 (Wednesday) and it appears that is going to happen.
Depending on the orientation of the magnetic field wrapped around the CME bubble of highly charged solar particles when it hits the Earth’s geomagnetic field, there will be a chance of some auroral activity.
