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- 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...
- 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
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Re: APOD: Mars Passing By (2024 Aug 02)
Because of its larger distance from the Sun, the planet Uranus orbits at a far slower rate than Mars.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?