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Confirmation that the Sun has more than one solar cycle.

Written by Matt Robinson

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Space weather is always changing and this week scientists from Stanford University have published a paper confirming, as suspected, that there is more than the 11-year solar cycle.

An Interview With Photographer Paul Hayworth

Written by Matt Robinson

Friday, 21 October 2022

An Interview with Photographer Paul Hayworth

I have been speaking to photographer Paul Hayworth about how the Northern Lights became his personal obsession. Paul started out taking photos of the Aurora in July 2020, utilising his degree in Astronomy, he wanted to spend his time out in Senja on this trip to focus entirely on photographing the Northern Lights.

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