Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Solar blast to light up NZ skies tonight
3:07 PM Tuesday Aug 3, 2010
The New Zealand sky could be lit up by the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, tonight after American space agency Nasa detected a solar blast heading towards earth.
The flare, consisting of large clouds of charged particles, will probably have no noticeable consequences apart from possibly causing aurora which Nasa described as "rippling dancing curtains of green and red light".
Stargazers who live in the South Island will have a better chance of catching a glimpse of the aurora as the effect is stronger closer to both poles.
- NZPA, Newstalk ZB
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10663330
3:07 PM Tuesday Aug 3, 2010
The New Zealand sky could be lit up by the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, tonight after American space agency Nasa detected a solar blast heading towards earth.
The flare, consisting of large clouds of charged particles, will probably have no noticeable consequences apart from possibly causing aurora which Nasa described as "rippling dancing curtains of green and red light".
Stargazers who live in the South Island will have a better chance of catching a glimpse of the aurora as the effect is stronger closer to both poles.
- NZPA, Newstalk ZB
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10663330
