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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                    2024 May 16   
      
                                  Aurora Georgia   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Wright Dobbs   
      
      Explanation: A familiar sight from Georgia, USA, the Moon sets near the   
      western horizon in this rural night skyscape. Captured on May 10 before   
      local midnight, the image overexposes the Moon's bright waning crescent   
      at left in the frame. A long irrigation rig stretches across farmland   
      about 15 miles north of the city of Bainbridge. Shimmering curtains of   
      aurora shine across the starry sky, definitely an unfamiliar sight for   
      southern Georgia nights. Last weekend, extreme geomagnetic storms   
      triggered by the recent intense activity from solar active region AR   
      3664 brought epic displays of aurora, usually seen closer to the poles,   
      to southern Georgia and even lower latitudes on planet Earth. As solar   
      activity ramps up, more storms are possible.   
      
                   AuroraSaurus: Report your aurora observations   
                        Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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