2011 September 23
Today is the day that we will experience (roughly) twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness under the Atumnal Equinox. Equinox itself means equal night. Another notable feature of this change is the beginning of auttum in the northen hemisphere. This season (along with spring) brings with it many geomagnetic storms. Amazingly enough these storms are caused by "solar winds" that hit Earth's magnetosphere, causing electrons and protons to be knocked loose and percipitate from the sky. This light is then carried along towards the poles, which explains why we almost never see any magnetic storms in Florida. The one time I remember seeing something like this was on Halloween in 2003, but since then I have yet to experience another geomagnetic storm. Hopefully one day I can travel north and see much an Aurora Borealis.
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