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Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

IMAGE GALLERY

Picture of an auroral storm over Canada taken from the DMSP satellite at night. (Courtesy - DMSP)

Picture of an auroral storm over Canada taken from the DMSP satellite at night. (Courtesy - DMSP).

This image appears in the Technology Through Time article, #61: "What Causes An Auroral Storm?".

Space Weather Fact

Between May 10-12, 1999, the solar wind nearly vanished, causing Earth's magnetosphere to expand in volume by over 100 times!

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