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coronal mass ejections and massive ejections that are stinky
Tonight’s one of those nights when I’m clearly, or rather unclearly, reminded of what living in Pittsburgh means for star gazing; it doesn’t happen. The clouds and city lights are blocking my view from the night sky tonight, most unfortunately, as I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the latest coronal mass ejection hitting earth. Coronal mass ejections, which are huge eruptions on the sun’s surface, get thrown into space and eventually can come in contact with earth, producing auroras. NASA has reported that this event in particular is one of the largest in a while. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to catch the next one. In the mean time, maybe I’ll have better luck catching these ejections, but then again, they seem to be kind of poopy today too ;)