Who needs sunspots? Last night, the blank and spotless sun sparked an unexpected outburst of Arctic auroras right in the middle of Solar Minimum.
Space Weather News for Oct. 8, 2019
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ARCTIC AURORA SURPRISE: Who needs sunspots? Yesterday, the spotless sun sparked an outburst of Arctic auroras right in the middle of Solar Minimum. A crack opened in Earth's magnetic field, exposing our planet's magnetosphere to the solar wind. The resulting display of Northern Lights took forecasters and sky watchers by surprise. Learn more about this phenomenon on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.
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Above: An outburst of auroras over Tromsø, Norway, on Oct. 7, 2019, photographed by Markus Varik. Browse: Aurora Photo Gallery
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