Space Weather News for Aug. 23, 2016
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AURORAS VS. TWILIGHT: A G1-class geomagnetic storm on Aug. 23-34 has sparked
late summer auroras around the Arctic Circle, mixing twilight-blue with
aurora-green.  It's a palette of rare beauty, which you can only see at this
time of year.  Visit Spaceweather.com for photos and updates about the ongoing
storm.
 
A SPACE WEATHER BALLOON OVER THE ANDES: Over the past three days,
SpaceWeather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus have launched
multiple space weather balloons from sites spanning 3 countries, two
continents, and more than 10,000 miles.  It's a giant radiation experiment to
measure how well Earth's atmosphere protects us from cosmic rays.  A highlight
so far comes from Chile, where a balloon was launched near the South Atlantic
Anomaly. Radiation measurements have not yet been reduced, but photography of
the space weather payload soaring more than 120,000 feet over the Andes is
spectacular.  Visit Spaceweather.com for pictures and more information about
this experiment.
 
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A space weather payload ascends over the Andes en route to measure cosmic rays
in the stratosphere. Credit: Earth to Sky Calculus.
 
 
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Regards,
 
Roger

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