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This week our Sun gives us some night gifts for the holidays. First we have an extended pocket of fast solar wind that has already brought aurora down to the UK and upper tier of the USA sporadically. It has also sparked some nice storm-time colors at high latitudes! Luckily, this fast solar wind should continue over the next few days through the weekend before it begins to calm down. So, aurora photographers, there is still time to catch some nice shows, especially at high latitudes.(We also have another smaller chance for aurora coming in about a week!) In addition, we also have solar flux getting a boost this week thanks to two new sunspots rotating into Earth-view. This means we are nearly back into the good range for radio propagation on Earth’s dayside. Along with more new regions that will rotate into view over the next week, means we should see radio propagation continue to be pretty decent as we roll into the new year. Learn the details of the ongoing solar storming, catch up on gorgeous aurora shots from the continued fast solar wind, and see what else our Sun has in store this week!
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Aurora Field Reporter Credits
Night Lights, Oldervik, Norway:
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Last night was… INSANE!! π³
Density>40 p/Cm3 gave insanely red aurora during the first shock, and then the aurora exploded 'as usual' in more flashy colors…
Oldervik, Norway, 11:30pm, Solstice aurora π³π΄@StormHour @TamithaSkov @Astromackem pic.twitter.com/cpi0ZXiGKe
— Night Lights (@NightLights_AM) December 22, 2020
Matt Robinson, Norway:
Tonight a guestβs dream has come true π€©@StormHour @StormchaserUKEU @visitnorway pic.twitter.com/xEaAquybKF
— Matt Robinson (@Astromackem) December 22, 2020
I Need Space, Norway:
Unexpectedly I manage to get a glimpse of yesterday's show between the clouds! Not much, but enough to make me happy π
.#aurora #northernlights #wintersolstice #visittromso #visitnorway #visitnorthernnorway@TamithaSkov @NightLights_AM @chunder10 @StormHour @B_Ubiquitous pic.twitter.com/qx2Z3X30KX— I need space (@INSVideos) December 22, 2020
James Rowley-Hill, Kiruna, Sweden:
Kiruna rocking the green pic.twitter.com/LNPjgv29JJ
— James Rowley-Hill (@chunder10) December 21, 2020
Chris Cogan, Muie, Sutherland, Scotland:
When your neighbors Christmas lights get shown up by the Aurora. Chucking it down which added to the effect at Muie, Rogart, Sutherland 21/22nd Dec @chunder10 #NaturePhotography pic.twitter.com/BnyzsQvX2f
— Cogie's Aurora's (@cogie_s) December 22, 2020
Moray Nature, Moray Coast, Scotland:
Moray Coast Northern Lights 21/12/20 @OlympusUK @getolympus #OlympusUK #getolympus @ThePhotoHour @TamithaSkov @StormHour @Ruth_ITV @BBCScotWeather #ThePhotoHour #Stormhour #moray #scotland #nightsky #astro #moraycoast #AuroraBorealis #nature #northernlights @LiveAuroraNetw1 #uk pic.twitter.com/p9TpG0GOjF
— Moray Nature (@moraynature) December 22, 2020
Stevo Howells, Scotland:
A little time lapse video of 170 pics I took from last nights #aurora #Auroraborealis #scotland #aurorascotland @AuroraAlertsApp @AuroraNotify @aurorawatchuk @TweetAurora @Aurora_Zone @Aurora_Alerts @astro_apps_uk @BBCNorthEast @BBCSpringwatch @BBCScotWeather @TamithaSkov pic.twitter.com/8s6GbylueM
— stevo howells (@Stevo_SnakeDR) December 22, 2020
John-GM7PBB, Isle of Lewis, Scotland:
#Ness #IsleofLewis – the #meteors are very hard to catch π 12 in ten minutes by eye so not a bad start to the night, clouds just rolling in, hmmm. #Aurora just on the horizon next to the #milkyway & very good #airglow @chunder10 @VirtualAstro @StormHour @TamithaSkov pic.twitter.com/Pr0I58Qkm9
— John-GM7PBB (@GM7PBB) December 13, 2020
Live Aurora Network, Iceland:
What an amazing night of Aurora in Iceland @SonyUK pic.twitter.com/AUghP1hgad
— LiveAuroraNetwork (@LiveAuroraNetw1) December 22, 2020
Hind Abuelgasim, Manitoba, Canada:
Winter Lights βοΈπ @B_Ubiquitous @NightLights_AM @TamithaSkov @StormHour @treetanner #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #photography #sundayvibes #canada pic.twitter.com/2rXmQtUJO4
— Hind Abuelgasim π¨π¦πΈπ© (@HindAbuelgasim) December 13, 2020
Deb Maluk, Manitoba, Canada:
My current viewπ pic.twitter.com/eZicsZsH1Z
— Deb Maluk (@dmaluk1) December 22, 2020
Donna, Plumas, Manitoba, Canada:
I caught some lovely #aurora through the fog tonight at Plumas #Manitoba π¨π¦ @TweetAurora @TamithaSkov @UWCIMSS pic.twitter.com/Z35Huqgibr
— Donna (@LachDonna) December 22, 2020
NLPLNO, Laukvik, Lofoten Norway:
SonyA58 Laukvik, Lofoten Norway 11/12/2020@TamithaSkov @LiveAuroraNetw1 pic.twitter.com/5C9RDfKKng
— NLPLNO (@NLPLNO) December 13, 2020
Northern Escape Photography, Saskatchewan, Canada:
Some surprise #Aurora while shooting the #GeminidsMeteorShower last night! π«π€© it was a cold & clear night for a show! #Saskatchewan #Canada #ShareYourWeather #Geminids2020@_SpaceWeather_ @TamithaSkov @VirtualAstro @StormHour @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/lVjWYAGHG2
— Northern Escape Photography (@jeanineh_) December 14, 2020
Vincent Ledvina, North Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ledvina/status/1341228292511305728