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Dr. C. Alex Young

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Heliophysicist (Sun Scientist) โ€ข Space weather, solar activity, heliophysics missions, eclipses, aurora & more โ€ข Work for NASA โ€ข Tweets my own ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ’ฅ

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a look back - ๐ŸŒž Solar Activity Alert! ๐Ÿšจ Between May 3โ€“9, 2024, the Sun unleashed 82 major solar flaresโ€”including 9 intense X-class flares! AR13664 was the culprit, hurling 7 huge CMEs at Earth at speeds up to 3 million mph! ๐ŸŒช๏ธโ˜€๏ธ #SolarStorm #SunActivity #SpaceWeather

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a look back - ๐ŸŒŽ Mega Geomagnetic Storm! โšก๏ธ On May 10, 2024, Earth was hit by a powerful G5 geomagnetic stormโ€”our strongest in decades! With a Dst index plummeting to -412 nT, it rivaled the famous 1989 storm. Earthโ€™s magnetic shield got quite the workout! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ #GeomagneticStorm

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โœจ Aurora Extravaganza Worldwide! ๐ŸŒŒ The May 10โ€“11, 2024 geomagnetic storm treated skywatchers worldwide to stunning aurorasโ€”even visible from Florida, Hawaii, Australia, and South Africa! Natureโ€™s ultimate light show had us looking up in awe. ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ“ธ #AuroraBorealis

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Solar Shocker! ๐ŸŒžAR4079 may be out of sight, but AR4086 just stole the spotlight! Emerging in the northwest, it looked like it was gone over the limb โ€“ until it unleashed a massive X1.2 solar flare and a colossal burst of solar plasma at 15:25 UTC ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Is Earth in the

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๐ŸšจDouble X-Class Blasts!๐ŸšจThe Sun just delivered a one-two punch with a pair of powerful X-class flares! ๐Ÿ”ฅAR4086 fired off an X1.2 flare as it slipped over the west limb. ๐Ÿ’ฅAR4087 wasnโ€™t holding back โ€“ unleashing a massive X2.7 flare. Stay tuned for more updates! ๐ŸŒžโšก๏ธ

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๐Ÿšจ BOOM! The Sun Just Fired an X-Flare! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ Happy Sun Day! Solar activity surged overnight as Sunspot AR4098 exploded with: ๐Ÿ”ธ X1.1 flare at 01:46 UTC๐Ÿ”ธ M1.7 flare at 06:35 UTC๐Ÿ”ธ M3.4 flare at 10:05 UTC This region is growing fast and crackling with energy! ๐ŸŒโžก๏ธ No

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๐ŸŒโšก STORM! The CME is Here and Earth is Rocking โšก๐ŸŒ A powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) from the May 30 M8.2 solar flare slammed into Earth around 05:20 UTC on June 1, triggering a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm! ๐ŸŒช๏ธ ๐Ÿš€ Solar wind speeds blasted past 1,200 km/s ๐ŸŒŒ The

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๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒš ๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŒ• "I wish those I leave behind many more years of clear eclipses and awe for the heavens." - Fred Espenak. August 1, 1953 - June 1, 2025. With deep gratitude, we remember Fred Espenak for his decades of dedication in sharing the wonder of eclipses with the

๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒš ๐ŸŒŽ  ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŒ• 
"I wish those I leave behind many more years of clear eclipses and awe for the heavens." - Fred Espenak. 

August 1, 1953 - June 1, 2025.

With deep gratitude, we remember Fred Espenak for his decades of dedication in sharing the wonder of eclipses with the
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๐ŸŒŒ Auroras! More on the way!? The past 24 hours lit up with minor to moderate geomagnetic storms, even hitting strong levels briefly! โšก As the CME influence fades, a fresh coronal hole stream is spinning up โ€” solar wind may blast up to 1.5 million mph! ๐Ÿš€ Expect more G1-G2

๐ŸŒŒ Auroras! More on the way!?

The past 24 hours lit up with minor to moderate geomagnetic storms, even hitting strong levels briefly! โšก As the CME influence fades, a fresh coronal hole stream is spinning up โ€” solar wind may blast up to 1.5 million mph! ๐Ÿš€ 

Expect more G1-G2
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Boom! Sunspot AR4114 just fired off an X1.3 flare at 21:49 UTC on June 17! Did it also throw a solar spitball (CME) at Earth? Stay tuned for the latest on this solar action! ๐ŸŒžโšก๏ธ #SpaceWeather #SolarFlare #heliophysics Updates at bit.ly/sunactivity

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๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŒŽ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! On Saturday, June 21, at 02:42 UTC Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โ€ข 9:42 pm CDT โ€ข 8:42 pm MDT โ€ข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ˜„ #solstice #summer #winter #seasons More at earthsky.org/astronomy-esseโ€ฆ earthsky.org/astronomy-esseโ€ฆ

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โšก๏ธX marks the spotโ€ฆ AGAIN! โšก๏ธ AR4114 is back at it with a fiery X1.9 flare at 23:50 UTC on June 19! ๐Ÿ”ฅ This region takes a lickinโ€™ and keeps on tickinโ€™โ€”truly the Energizer Bunny of sunspots. ๐Ÿฐโ˜€๏ธ Stay tuned for updates: bit.ly/sunactivity #SolarFlare #SpaceWeather

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๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐ŸŽ‰ Get ready for a full tilt day! The 2025 June Solstice hits Satuday, June 21 at 02:42 UTC, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โ€ข 9:42 pm CDT โ€ข 8:42 pm MDT โ€ข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ˜„ MORE: bit.ly/solstice-june2โ€ฆ #solstice #summer #winter #seasons

๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐ŸŽ‰ Get ready for a full tilt day! The 2025 June Solstice hits Satuday, June 21 at 02:42 UTC, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โ€ข 9:42 pm CDT โ€ข 8:42 pm MDT โ€ข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ˜„

MORE: bit.ly/solstice-june2โ€ฆ

#solstice #summer #winter #seasons
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๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ˜„ It is almost time for the June 2025 solstice! A nice discussion from the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), where it will become summer. It hits on Satuday, June 21 at 02:42 ๐—š๐— ๐—ง, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โ€ข 9:42 pm CDT โ€ข 8:42 pm MDT โ€ข 7:42 pm PDT. #solstice

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It's the June #solstice! Happy Summer, Northern Hemisphere! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฅฅ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿนโ›ฑ๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ‰โ›ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž Happy Winter, Southern Hemisphere! โ˜€๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ๐ŸงŠโ›„โ„๐Ÿงฃโ›ธ๏ธ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿ›ท๐ŸŽฟโ‚Šหš๏ฝกโ‹†โ†โ‹†๏ฝกหšโ‚Šโ„๐Ÿปโ€โ„๏ธ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸŒž MORE: bit.ly/solstice-june2โ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐ŸŽ‰ Get ready for a full tilt day! The 2025 June Solstice hits Saturday, June 21 at 02:42 UTC, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โ€ข 9:42 pm CDT โ€ข 8:42 pm MDT โ€ข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ˜„ This day has the most direct sunlight, but the longest daylight may fall on nearby days due to

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๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฉ The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun occurs on July 3, 2025 @ 19:54 UTC โ€ข 3:54 PM EDT โ€ข 12:54 PM PDT. At that time, the distance from Earthโ€™s center to the Sunโ€™s center will be ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ,๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ,๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฉ

The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun occurs on July 3, 2025 @ 19:54 UTC โ€ข 3:54 PM EDT โ€ข 12:54 PM PDT.

At that time, the distance from Earthโ€™s center to the Sunโ€™s center will be ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ,๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ,๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต
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๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜„! ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฉ The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun happened on July 3, 2025, @ 19:54 UTC โ€ข 3:54 PM EDT โ€ข 12:54 PM PDT. At that time, the distance

๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜„! ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฉ

The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun happened on July 3, 2025, @ 19:54 UTC โ€ข 3:54 PM EDT โ€ข 12:54 PM PDT.

At that time, the distance