High solar activity causes dazzling aurora borealis
Landon Hickok- 0
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If you looked at the sky early Tuesday morning, you might have seen the effects of a great solar storm that produced plenty of aurora borealis.
Experts say that the sun is near a “maximum stage” in an 11-year cycle. Images of the sun show sunspot activity and solar flares, which according to the Lethbridge Astronomy Society, have scaled this particular flare in this photo to length of 21 Earths.
Local observatory experts in southern Alberta say while this may have been a particularly strong storm, chances are we could see more in the coming year or two.
If you wanted to catch the aurora borealis the next time we witness a solar storm, the best results are always viewed in dark skies away from city lights.
