by APOD Robot » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:07 am
Nova Scotia Northern Lights
Explanation: This almost
otherworldly display of northern lights was captured in clear skies during the early hours of March 31 from 44 degrees north latitude, planet Earth. In a five second exposure the scene looks north from Martinique Beach Provincial Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Stars of the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia shine well above the horizon,
through the red tint of the higher altitude auroral glow. Auroral activity was anticipated by skywatchers alerted to the possibility of
stormy space weather by
Sun-staring spacecraft. The predicted geomagnetic storm was sparked as a coronal mass ejection, launched from
prolific solar active
region 2975, impacted our
fair planet's magnetosphere.
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