Space Weather News for May 2, 2016
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NEGATIVE MAGNETIC FIELDS SPARK AURORAS: For the past three days Earth has been
passing through a region of interplanetary space filled with negative-polarity
magnetic fields. This has caused intermittent geomagnetic storms and beautiful
auroras around both poles. Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures and more
information about this phenomenon.
 
"SPACE LIGHTNING" SIGHTED OVER THE CARIBBEAN: Sprite season is definitely
underway. Only a few days after a widespread display appeared over Texas, more
sprites have popped up near Puerto Rico. This time the exotic forms of upper
atmospheric electricity were sighted dancing above the sea instead of land. 
Learn more about land-vs-sea sprites at  http://spaceweather.com.
 
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Above: Sprites over the Caribbean Sea on May 1, 2016.  Photo credit:  Frankie
Lucena of Cabo Rojo, PuertoRico
 
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Roger

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