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Daily Sun: 29 Jul 21 Sunspot number: 0 Current Stretch: 1 day 2021 total: 47 days (22%) Thermosphere Climate Index today: 4.95x1010 W Cold Updated 28 Jul 2021 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 80 sfu Updated 29 Jul 2021

RARE BLUE AURORAS OVER CANADA: A solar wind stream hit Earth during the early hours of July 28th. First contact rattled Earth's magnetic field and sparked rare blue auroras over Canada. Joel Weatherly sends this picture of the colourful spray just outside Edmonton:

AURORA SURPRISE: There were no auroras in the forecast on July 10th. MaryBeth Kiczenski saw them anyway. She was on a boat just off Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when the sky turned red:

WHAT A 'MINOR' IMPACT LOOKS LIKE: A minor CME is expected to hit Earth on July 3rd. What will that look like? We got a preview on June 30th when a similar shock wave arrived. Harlan Thomas of Alberta, Canada, recorded the display:

CME SPARKS STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of May 12th, sparking the strongest geomagnetic storm of young Solar Cycle 25. "Very bright and active waves of aurora danced with morning twilight," reports John David McKinnon of Alberta, Canada, who photographed the display from Sandhill Crane Marsh:

BLACK AURORAS OVER SCOTLAND: Red. Green. Purple. These are the colours we usually see during any display of auroras. On April 18th, Alan C. Tough of Hopeman, Moray, Scotland saw something else. "Black," he says. In the photo below, "note the dark vertical strip above the green band, which is devoid of any normal auroral colour."

Daily Sun: 03 May 21 Sunspot number: 0 Updated 02 May 2021 Spotless Days Current Stretch: 0 days 2021 total: 41 days (34%) Thermosphere Climate Index today: 6.65x1010 W Cold The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 72 sfu

AURORAS ON FIRE: Earth is inside a stream of solar wind blowing as fast as 600 km/s. Last night, the buffeting ignited intense auroras over Alaska. "They were on fire!" says Todd Salat, who photographed the display from the Brooks Range:

SOLAR WIND SPARKS AURORAS: Arriving earlier than expected, a stream of solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field on April 16th, sparking 6 hours (so far) of G1-class geomagnetic storms. In Östersund, Sweden, Robbin Gälliner photographed the storm's green and purple glow:

FLYING TO THE VOLCANO: Iceland's Geldingadalur volcano has turned into an popular tourist attraction---especially since auroras were sighted above the glowing lava. Early this morning, Tuesday, April 6th, Brian Emfinger saw auroras before he even reached the Reykjanes peninsula. "I was flying high above Greenland en route to the volcano when auroras appeared outside the window," says Emfinger. "I could see them with my unaided eye, and the camera picked them up easily." There was no special reason for the display. Geomagnetic indices were low and the solar wind was blowing slowly when Emfinger looked out the window. Sometimes auroras just happen around the Arctic Circle. Let's hope they happen again when he reaches Geldingadalur.

AURORAS AND A VOLCANO: Iceland's Geldingadalur volcano is turning into a must-stop destination for aurora photographers. The latest photo combining geothermal and geomagnetic activity comes from Wioleta Gorecka standing on the banks of the iconic Blue Lagoon:

Sunspot number: 0 Updated 31 Mar 2021 Spotless Days Current Stretch: 1 day 2021 total: 33 days (37%) Thermosphere Climate Index today: 6.46x1010 W Cold Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) Updated 30 Mar 2021 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 80 sfu Updated 31 Mar 2021

AURORAS OVER AN ERUPTING VOLCANO: The last time a volcano erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula was almost 800 years ago. So consider this a 1-in-800-year shot: "On March 24th, I photographed the Geldingadalur volcano with auroras dancing overhead," reports Christopher Mathews.

A WILD WEEKEND IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE: The first hours of northern Spring were eventful. First, a solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field. Next, a crack opened. Then, "an amazing display of auroras rocked our world," says Todd Salat, who watched the light show from Trapper Creek, Alaska:

AURORAS IN THE USA: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on March 20th, igniting a brief but strong G2-class geomagnetic storm. Bright auroras illuminated skies over Canada, then spilled across the border into the USA. "There was an explosion of colour," reports Greg Ash, who took this picture outside Duluth, Minnesota:

EQUINOX AURORAS: Today is the first day of northern Spring. Right on cue, Finland is turning green:

AURORAS IN THE USA: As predicted, a solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on March 13th, sparking a G1-class geomagnetic storm. Northern Lights spilled across the Canadian border into the USA:

AURORAS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY? A stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field, and this is sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. "The lights last night were fantastic," reports Markus Varik, who sends this picture from Tromsø, Norway:

Daily Sun: 08 Feb 21 Current Stretch: 4 days 2021 total: 21 days (54%) The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 73 sfu

Playing the Snow making song/dance Throw ice cubes at trees, hedges and shrubs and throw ice cubes down the toilet Place coins on the window pane 1 coin = 1cm of snow Listen to snow poems/songs/films Pray to Oro Munroe aka Storm as well as Catlin Snow, Captain and Bobby Drake