Amateur Canadian scientists discovered a new type of northern lights and promptly named it "STEVE"

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CALGARY—Amateur scientists in Canada have helped researchers discover a new type of northern lights.

 

The glowing ribbon of purple — and sometimes green — that runs east-west in the night sky has been observed and photographed by aurora borealis chasers for years.

 

“My involvement is being the goofball who named it Steve,” said Chris Ratzlaff, a Calgary photographer who’s a co-author of a research paper published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

 

The luminous light, distinct from traditional aurora, was previously undocumented in scientific literature and little was known about how it formed.

 

 

 

Full article @ thestar.com (Toronto Star)

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