‘Tis the season for northern lights (Photo: Ed Stockard) Summer isn’t even over in the Northern Hemisphere, but the season of the northern lights is clearly getting an early start. Saturday’s autumnal equinox marks the traditional start of the aurora season in Arctic regions, and with solar activity building up to the top end of its 11-year cycle, we can expect more than the usual allotment of glow-in-the-dark skies. For some reason, this last week of summer has been particularly active on the sun. Read the complete story.
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‘Tis the season for northern lights

(Photo: Ed Stockard)

Summer isn’t even over in the Northern Hemisphere, but the season of the northern lights is clearly getting an early start.

Saturday’s autumnal equinox marks the traditional start of the aurora season in Arctic regions, and with solar activity building up to the top end of its 11-year cycle, we can expect more than the usual allotment of glow-in-the-dark skies. For some reason, this last week of summer has been particularly active on the sun.

Read the complete story.

Source: photoblog.nbcnews.com

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