Aurorasaurus

New Mexico Consortium #CitizenScience creating real-time aurora maps! Posts by @bubblyplasma, @SNHWx. Guidelines:

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

Very interesting talk 'Impact of Rapidly Increasing Satellites Dark Skies', linked above by Prof. Anthony Tyson, Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Davis https://t.co/6JU4Z0jOab

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

O/H, credible predictions that in the next few years, with planned 🛰️ constellation growth, the night sky may be as bright as a half moon (for all). Very bad news for ground-based astronomy. (1 hr into this National Academies' 🎙️) https://t.co/GZeX58FINT https://t.co/UY8BgZVf4m

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

@R4gn4rR0ck We see you @R4gn4rR0ck! Thanks for being a dedicated long-time contributer.

[Cato A. Kristiansen @R4gn4rR0ck]

Yesterday @TweetAurora released data from 22K+ #aurora observations. I mapped all from Norway here: https://t.co/BUIMo13by3
🦕🦕🦕

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

🚨 We have some BIG NEWS!

Roman is now scheduled to launch Aug 30 2026!

Learn more: https://t.co/RLRLNvW69q

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

Celebrate National Dinosaur Day with our dino-sized observatory!
🦖Roman is both roughly as long and as massive as a T. rex. Prior to launch, the team will load it up with about 62 velociraptors worth of fuel (~2,500 pounds).

Learn more: https://t.co/nQ071tswND

[U Calgary @UCalgary]

UCalgary scientists provide ground support for SMILE space mission to study space weather https://t.co/G52Zg76rcu @ucalgaryscience

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

@uw_icecube @AlbertaAurora @STEVEPhenomena @CitSciOZ @SciStarter @AAPSciences @Vincent_Ledvina @LachDonna @AuroraJAnderson @IcelandSpace @NASAArtemis @us_arp @BAS_News @nasc_ua @COMNAP1 @ExplorersClub @dstigovza

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

Artemis II took historic photos of the N and S aurora from space that could help answer an important question: are the auroras symmetric or not? We’re curious to learn more with your help! If you saw aurora April 3, 12:30-4am UTC, please make a report to https://t.co/H8M6qEdbuK.

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

@uw_icecube @AlbertaAurora @STEVEPhenomena @CitSciOZ @SciStarter @AAPSciences @Vincent_Ledvina @LachDonna @AuroraJAnderson @IcelandSpace Here's the view from the Southern hemisphere at that time... looks like Halley, SANAE IV, Troll, Belgrano II, and the South Pole bases could have had a view of the aurora australis with Artemis II. Please let us know at https://t.co/Q2S6uXnHQY - thank you!

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

@SNHWx Maybe a pilot, or a tourist, or some people working in Antarctica saw it? Maybe some in Iceland, Greenland, or eastern Canada had clear skies? Thanks for helping spread the word @SNHWx !

[Vincent Ledvina @Vincent_Ledvina]

Outgassing from a second stage LEO rocket most likely. We have seen this exact same phenomenon before with the arc stretching north-south. It is not aurora or anything aurora-related.

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

Launching tonight: NASA’s STORIE mission! 🚀

STORIE will be mounted outside the International Space Station to study a giant doughnut of particles surrounding our planet that influence how Earth responds to solar eruptions.👇

Follow the launch: https://t.co/GdlghgSRUT

[NASA @NASA]

For the first time in over 50 years, humans are Moonbound.

At 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC) NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. https://t.co/0Q9ZB4IWVI

[NASA @NASA]

Brisket and cobbler and quiche, oh my!

Curious what astronauts eat on a 10-day trip around the Moon? Read about how we design and prepare meal plans for Artemis II: https://t.co/eVNGSQpM04

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

This is an incredible timelapse showing different types of aurora happening at the same time and changing across regions! Taller discrete arcs are in the distance poleward - more diffuse pulsating aurora in the foreground and happening more towards dawn.

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

On my first mission I completely fell in love with space photography - tough not to when you’re graced with this kind of unique perspective of viewing all that Earth has to behold from above. I’ve been so happy to bust out the array of impressive lenses that we have up here once again, and this time with even better cameras (Nikon Z9, vs the D5 from my previous mission).

I was lucky enough to capture some pretty good aurora (northern lights, here over Alaska and Canada) on my first timelapse attempt of the mission, stay tuned for more!

Hoping for some impressive solar events to put on a fascinating show like the ones a few months ago.

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

Book your own virtual trip there anytime at https://t.co/bVQFxMa2rJ

[Aurorasaurus @TweetAurora]

@SNHWx @SolarEvidence Amazing talk and thanks for the shoutout @SolarEvidence !

[Space Sciences Laboratory @ucbssl]

SSL leads the auroral imaging instrument for @NASA's forthcoming CINEMA mission, which will explore the connection between auroras and Earth's magnetotail.
👇Read more here:
https://t.co/BpGp4DzJKL

🙏to our partners @JHUAPL, @dartmouth and also @Vincent_Ledvina for story help.

[Vincent Ledvina @Vincent_Ledvina]

All together now: solar flares do not produce aurora!

Why? Flares = light (no mass). What causes widespread auroral displays are solar storms (CMEs) hitting Earth. CMEs have mass. Flares can produce CMEs, but not always. This is why flare happening =/= big aurora show.