Posts Tagged ‘coronal’

Rare form of ‘space lightning’ sighted over Oklahoma

On May 23rd, an enormous swarm of sprites flickered and danced across the top of a thunderstorm in Oklahoma. Almost 400 miles away in New Mexico, amateur astronomer Thomas Ashcraft trained his cameras on the display. He captured the sprites–and something more:      “Note the dendritic upward spray in the midst of the sprite cluster,” […]

What is a Coronal Mass Ejection and Why Should You Care?

Gaye Levy,Activist Post Aug 16, 2011 Three weeks ago if someone mentioned a CME was on its way I would have looked at them with a raised brow and a questioning look, not even pretending to understand.  For the uninformed – as I was until a week ago – CME stands for Coronal Mass Ejection. […]

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