*A special thank you to all the people whose work has made this possible. Your light shines brightly! And, an apology to anyone whose mention I may have forgotten. Many steps make the journey. May our paths ever cross with gratitude. H.S.

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A mysterious crunch in Earth’s magnetic field created a new type of aurora borealis. A NASA intern discovered it.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Dec 26, 2019, 9:10 AM

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-aurora-borealis-crunch-earth-magnetic-field-2019-12

Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00007-1

http://pluto.space.swri.edu/image/glossary/IMF.html

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-interplanetary-magnetic-field-imf

Solar Wind Clock Angle

https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Category/Solar/Solar%20Conditions/Solar%20Wind%20Clock%20Angle/Solar%20Wind%20Clock%20Angle.php

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/23sep_auroraseason

http://geo.phys.uit.no/articl/nord_eng.html