For two days last week, Aurora was extremely strong and extended as far south as central Texas (almost four hundred miles north of us here in the RGV)
One phenomenon that can accompany extreme solar storms, is known as STEVE – a term coined in 2016 in Alberta Canada (our neighbouring province).
STEVE is an acronym for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement and usually appears as a diagonal thin band of purple with sometimes green accompaniment across the night sky on a night when Miss Aurora is showing off farther north.
I like to think “Big Steve” visited us last week.
My nephew (a geologist) passed my photo along to his friend (a geo-scientist) who concurred that this was indeed STEVE.
Below are photos of Aurora (from both nights) that our grandson sent to us from his home in central Saskatchewan, Canada.
The first three were Tuesday night and the last three were from Wednesday night.
I’m so pleased, that at age 19, he appreciates nature as much as he does.
Radically Retired 
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