Sep 15 2009
Solar Activity is up and so are the Northern Lights
This day is very busy in the realm of ‘space weather’! First up is to set your clock and crawl out of bed tomorrow (Wednesday, September 16th) at dawn for an excellent view of Venus rising next to the moon at 7% crescent.
Solar activity is up today according to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Solar prominence has been high on the sun’s southeastern limb. If you have a solar telescope, aim towards that region and enjoy a great view – image in this post is from the observatory via spaceweather.com.
The autumn equinox is approaching and so are the Northern Lights! For reasons unexplained by astronomers, the times around the equinoxes are some of the best times to view the Northern Lights.
