Tag: Aurora Borealis
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NASA, NOAA leaders stress need to study sun, improve space weather forecasts
While the nation celebrates the safe return of the astronauts who flew by the moon, there’s another celestial body scientists yearn to know more about for future missions: the sun. “As we travel farther and farther in space, as we get to the moon, as we go to Mars, our ability to understand how the…
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Aurora forecast intensifies for Wednesday night, likely indicating another colorful show in Colorado
In case you missed the big show from the Northern Lights above Colorado on Tuesday night, it’s looking like you’ll have another chance to catch a colorful sky. A recent update from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration indicates that the forecasted Kp score of the aurora for Wednesday night is now an ‘8’ of…
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Northern lights visible across Colorado from severe geomagnetic storm, possible viewing again Wednesday night
The Northern lights, aka aurora borealis, were visible across Denver and Colorado on Tuesday night due to a severe geomagnetic storm that lit up the skies. The Space Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday issued a Level 4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch. Forecasters say the aurora may be visible “over much of the northern half of the…
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Free festival celebrating Aurora Borealis will light up Aurora skies through Sunday night
The Aurora Borealis illuminated the chilly night sky in Aurora Friday, lighting up the awestruck faces of a dancing audience with blues, greens and reds. While the natural Aurora Borealis has illuminated Colorado skies in recent months, Friday’s Aurora was the result of an LED light display meant to recreate the natural light phenomena. Visit…