Earth Changes
"I've been chasing auroras in Arctic Finland for nearly a decade, and this is only the second time I have seen STEVE here at 70 degrees N," says Elzein.
STEVE normally appears at latitudes around +50N to +55N with occasional excursions into the mid 40s and low 60s. Elzein's sighting is almost 20 degrees farther north than usual, a sign that STEVE's habitat may be wider than previously thought.
STEVE is caused by hot (3000°C) ribbons of gas, which flow through Earth's magnetosphere during some geomagnetic storms. There was no geomagnetic storm on Jan. 6th, but a stealthy CME embedded in the solar wind may have stirred these currents anyway.
Reader Comments
wonder if there is significance, at this time, location with mother earth showing us this colour in a gas ribbon ?
i’ve heard of black holes, bung holes, corn holes, donut holes, pot holes, pie holes, port holes, and now: "corona(l) holes" - LMAO
hmmm.... corona(l) hole... doesn't he work for the WHO ?
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Awordinyourear ok aword, bear with me here, soooo…. lemme see if i’ve got this pedant-ic thing right: corn holes cause alfalfa waves and corn ejections cause stevie ray vaughn waves.
i’ve heard of black holes, bung holes, corn holes, donut holes, pot holes, pie holes, port holes, and now: "corona(l) holes" - LMAO
hmmm.... corona(l) hole... doesn't he work for the WHO ?
🤦♂️
Comment: STEVE (Strong Thermal Velocity Enhancement) is a relatively recent discovery, first spotted and photographed by Canadian citizen scientists around 10 years ago. It looks like an aurora, but it is not. See also: