Friday, July 20, 2012

A Taste of Solar Maximum

Source - NASA Science News for July 20, 2012

Forecasters say solar maximum is still a year away. Earlier this month sky watchers got a taste of things to come when a powerful flare sparked Northern Lights over the United States as far south as Arkansas, Colorado and California.

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/20jul_tasteofsolarmax/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VVYb-snvJ8


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