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by isaachackett
Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Auroras after CMEs
Replies: 6
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Re: Auroras after CMEs

Hi everyone! I have the following questions 1. What does the aurora look like in the sky when SME hits the Earth: does an aurora come from a single point in the sky (or a limited sector), or is the aurora distributed throughout the sky? 2. Have there been cases where, after a CME hit Earth, the aur...
by isaachackett
Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:37 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mars Passing By (2024 Aug 02)
Replies: 5
Views: 9969

Re: APOD: Mars Passing By (2024 Aug 02)

gar1116 wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:43 am Beautiful picture. What is that string of white lights above Mars inslope game the lower left of the picture?
Because of its larger distance from the Sun, the planet Uranus orbits at a far slower rate than Mars.