Steve

[Steve]

Seems I am something of a mystery to Astronomers . Wonder what I will turn out to be?

http://www.space.com/36583-new-aurora-feature-named-steve-investigated.html

 

[TraneWreck]

Too many Steve.

 

[Worm]

Ed Balls.

 

[madurobob]

I Guess it beats Lighty McLightface.

 

[gerdbonk]

Steve formed a distinctive purplish or greenish vertical streak

"We really are in a truly new era"

 

[ViewsofMars]

European Space Agency:

21 April 2017
Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so … it was called Steve.

ESA’s Swarm magnetic field mission has now also met Steve and is helping to understand the nature of this new-found feature.

Speaking at the recent Swarm science meeting in Canada, Eric Donovan from the University of Calgary explained how this new finding couldn’t have happened 20 years ago when he started to study the aurora.

While the shimmering, eerie, light display of auroras might be beautiful and captivating, they are also a visual reminder that Earth is connected electrically to the Sun. A better understanding of the aurora helps to understand more about the relationship between Earth’s magnetic field and the charged atomic particles streaming from the Sun as the solar wind.

[. . .]

“It turns out that Steve is actually remarkably common, but we hadn’t noticed it before. It’s thanks to ground-based observations, satellites, today’s explosion of access to data and an army of citizen scientists joining forces to document it.

“Swarm allows us to measure it and I’m sure will continue to help resolve some unanswered questions.”

ESA’s Swarm mission scientist, Roger Haagmans, added, “It is amazing how a beautiful natural phenomenon, seen by observant citizens, can trigger scientists’ curiosity.

“The ground network and the electric and magnetic field measurements made by Swarm are great tools that can be used to better understand Steve. This is a nice example of society for science.”
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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Swarm/When_Swarm_met_Steve

 

[crackers]

So why are you still trying to make people think you look like a pelican when you are actually a beautiful ribbon of light?

 

[Dabop]

Seems I am something of a mystery to Astronomers . Wonder what I will turn out to be?

http://www.space.com/36583-new-aurora-feature-named-steve-investigated.html

Steve formed a distinctive purplish or greenish vertical streak

Personally I'd see a doctor....

 

[Steve]

So why are you still trying to make people think you look like a pelican when you are actually a beautiful ribbon of light?

Incognito

Now you have got me thinking I should change it if I can find a gif.

Done! I like it!

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Wonder what I will turn out to be?

A Karabekian seen through the eyes of a Trout.