‘Steve’ is the name of a new kind of aurora, discovered thanks to citizen scientists

“Steve” may be ordinary as it comes with aurora names, but one called exactly that certainly has an extraordinary story.

The streaks of purple light which appeared in the sky over Regina, Canada, were the source of curiosity for locals who hadn’t seen anything quite like it before. 

That wonder over “Steve” led to a project called Aurorasaurus, where locals, or should we say citizen scientists, shared their findings on the mysterious lights. Between 2015 to 2016, there were 30 reports submitted to the project, overlooked by scientists from NASA and the University of Calgary. Read more…

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