The Sun is continuing its rowdy behavior, with flares and coronal mass ejections almost every day since mid-January. That means the inevitable has happened: some of those eruptions have blasted in the general direction of Earth, which means we're in
of geomagnetic activity. This means a strong possibility of bright, dynamic aurorae with the likelihood of auroral coronae, so it's a good time to go chasing lights in the sky.
If it seems like the Sun is a bit more active lately, that's because it is. Our star goes through 11-year activity cycles, with a marked peak and trough, known as solar maximum and solar minimum. Solar minimum, when the Sun's magnetic field is at its weakest, takes place when the Sun's magnetic poles switch places. The most recent solar minimumThat means we're currently escalating toward solar maximum, when the solar magnetic field is at its strongest.
Solar maximum is due to take place around July 2025. It can be difficult to predict how active any given cycle is going to be, but there's evidence to suggest we might be entering
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