Aurora season begins, NLC season ends

Space Weather News for Aug. 31, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

Aurora season is now fully underway around the Arctic circle. With
the end of northern summer approaching, dancing green lights are
beaming through the deepening polar twilight on a regular basis.
Unlike lower latitudes, the Arctic does not require a full-fledged
geomagnetic storm for aurora sightings. Check the latest images on
the front page of http://spaceweather.com

Meanwhile, another polar phenomenon is on the wane: noctilucent clouds
(NLCs). Data from NASA's AIM spacecraft suggest that the northern
summer season for NLCs ended on or about August 26th. The
"noctilucent daisy" shown on http://spaceweather.com will probably
remain blank until November, when NLC activity shifts to the southern
hemisphere. NLCs are a summertime phenomenon and they switch back and
forth between the hemispheres accordingly. Stay tuned for more
electric blue ... in a few months.

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Good Clear Skies
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Colin James Watling
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