Aurora: Taken by Andrei Andritcu on March 20, 2023 @ Tromsø Norway: Spaceweather.com
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/21/2023
CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A CME: Even a near miss from a CME can spark beautiful auroras. Case in point: Yesterday, March 20th, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth suddenly rotated by almost 180 degrees. This kind of magnetic ripple is a typical sign of a CME passing nearby. The “ripple effect” ignited colorful lights inside the Arctic Circle.
