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Geomagnetic Storm In Progress

Posted by Soulskill on from the sky-is-falling dept.

shogun writes "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a strong geomagnetic storm is in progress. The shuttle, ISS and GPS systems may be affected." They think this storm was caused by a weak solar flare on April 3rd. As you may expect, this has caused some unusually impressive northern lights since it started. What you may not expect is a photograph from Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard the International Space Station showing the aurora from orbit. He apparently tweets a lot of pictures from space. He and his crewmates have taken over 100,000 pictures since coming aboard the ISS.

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  1. Yet another stereotype confifrmed. by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, Soichi Noguchi, you are doing very little to dispel the classic stereotype of Japanese tourists always with a camera around their neck, taking pictures of everything!

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  2. Re:Best. Space pic. Ever. by Colonel+Korn · · Score: 4, Funny

    My <3 looks like an emoticon for mooning because my less than sign was removed.  Next time I'll preview.

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  3. In other news... by canada_dry · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Toyota has issued a statement asking Prius owners to wrap their cars in tin foil before driving.

  4. Good idea by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell him to just lean out of the window for a better shot. What could go wrong?

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