{"id":1917,"date":"2023-04-28T21:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T21:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurorasaurudev.wpengine.com\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2023-05-05T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:32:38","slug":"celebrating-steve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/?p=1917","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating STEVE and You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>P<span class=\"ui-provider gz b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>l<\/em>ease excuse the slight delay in posting this while we underwent tech updates on our blog.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1568\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1568\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8.png\" alt=\"A clear STEVE lights the sky against the Milky Way\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">STEVE, photo by Catalin Tapardel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While our favorite quirky purple arc has been observed for millennia, we want to celebrate one highlight in its relationship with humanity. STEVE (\u201cStrong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement\u201d) is a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/the-aurora-named-steve\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">purplish arc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with stripy green ray features that runs east to west and appears closer to the equator than regular aurora. Five years ago on Pi Day (3.14), citizen scientists in the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/AlbertaAuroraChasers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alberta Aurora Chasers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> group and scientists worked together to publish the first modern paper on it: \u201c<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aaq0030\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New science in plain sight: Citizen scientists lead to the discovery of optical structure in the upper atmosphere<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. The study, lead authored by our own Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald, launched STEVE\u2019s popularity. In this post, we\u2019ll update you on what STEVE has been up to, as well as sharing memories. What\u2019s your favorite STEVE adventure?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wRHwGD-is9U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;The Aurora Named STEVE,&#8221; video by NASA Goddard\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory Lane<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But perhaps STEVE\u2019s greatest achievement over the last five years has been the friends it met along the way. The Aurorasaurus Ambassadors and Early Career Group reflect on their favorite memories:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AAC-meetup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-584\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AAC-meetup.jpg\" alt=\"Alan, Chris, Jun, Laura, Liz, and Roland at the Kilkenny pub (six people sit around a table smiling)\" width=\"512\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2018, Alan, Chris, Jun, Laura, Liz, and Roland visit the Kilkenny Pub, where three years earlier citizen scientists had introduced scientists to STEVE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Dr. Liz MacDonald<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE has, in short, been a phenomenon! (or a phenomenal phenomenon). I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be on this journey, and to learn together. In the process we help uncover the processes of science, disrupt it, and figure out how to be more innovative and most importantly, open.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1923\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1923\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"Above city lights, over mountains silhouetted against diffuse green aurora, t hrough scattered grey clouds, STEVE's purple and grey arc stretches from the horizon overhead. The many stars are visible through it.\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Neil Zeller, Aug 27, 2014, 12:30am, Invermere, British Columbia, Canon 6D, 24-105L F4 Canon Lens, ISO 3200, f\/4, 30 sec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Neil Zeller<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be at the Kilkenny Pub that fateful day, and being a part of the start of STEVE, will forever be a highlight for me. The opportunities to help advance the science of STEVE has been a wonderful part of my life and career.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1924\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1924\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"Trees are silhouetted against a deep blue sky fading to purple toward the horizon, with a hint of aurora green in the bottom left corner. Above them through the center of the image, STEVE stretches up against the stars.\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed.png 512w, https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Chris Ratzlaff, August 27, 2014, 11:47pm, Twisty Road Pond, Alberta, ISO 800, f\/2.8, 15 seconds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Chris Ratzlaff<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE has connected me to a world I never thought possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From STEVE, I&#8217;ve learned that there are important questions that I can contribute to answering and that there are scientists seeking the speed and accuracy of citizen collaborations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through STEVE, I&#8217;ve learned that many Aurora seekers are eager to help contribute citizen science observations and have helped grow and nurture our Aurora community astronomically over the last few years as they&#8217;re introduced to the knowledge that this science can help them see Aurora from their (middle-latitude) backyards!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With STEVE, I&#8217;ve uncovered so many friendships around the planet and have been exposed to opportunities that would not have otherwise been possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1925\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1925\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"A dark, silhouetted landscape takes up the lower half of the photo. On the upper left, STEVE rises, its waving, choppy purple arc accented with green features. On the right, an aurora arc above the horizon like petals on a green rose.\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Sheryl Garrison, May 7, 2016, 11:05pm, Sandpoint, Idaho, Nikon D7000 with Tokina 11-16 @ 12mm, ISO 5000, f\/3.5, 8s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Sheryl R Garrison<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sherylrgarrisonphotography.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist&#8217;s Blogsite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first encounter with this phenomenon took place on the evening of May 7, 2016 in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandpoint, Idaho, USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Unable to sleep, I checked an aurora app that showed enough activity to warrant getting out of bed for\u2014and was I ever glad I did. Arching across the sky from east to west was an unusual swath of pink. I quickly drove to a favorite spot and began documenting what I later would find out was STEVE. It was an unforgettable night.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1926\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1926\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"STEVE arcs across the sky of a panorama like a purple rainbow, with green aurora beneath on the horizon.\" width=\"512\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-2-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Donna Lach, August 29, 2022, 11:18 pm, Plumas, Manitoba, Canon 6D and Sigma Art 20mm F1.4 lens, 8 shots, ISO 3200, f\/2, 6 seconds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Donna Lach<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This STEVE was the most massive one I have seen, of the 22 I have recorded.\u00a0 It was directly above me and it&#8217;s beauty blew me away.\u00a0 How incredible it was to witness and compare sightings across the prairies that night. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1927\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1927\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg\" alt=\"Over a flat landscape, STEVE's mauve arc curves upward and to the left like a feather, dotted with green stripes. Diffuse aurora glow to the right.\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Vincent Ledvina, 3\/14\/2021 at 1:45 am near Grand Forks, North Dakota, sony a7r ii, 10s, ISO 2000, 35 mm f\/1.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Vincent Ledvina<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE is one of the things that inspires my aurora chasing. I learned about it in 2018 starting at the University of North Dakota (UND), where I could see aurora on rare occasions. But since I was in the subauroral zone I had good chances of seeing STEVE, and captured my first image in fall 2019. Later that year, I met Dr. Liz, the Aurorasaurus Ambassadors, and scientists at a conference. They took interest in my photo, and I\u00a0learned that photographers were driving STEVE-related scientific discoveries. STEVE shows us that there are still things to be understood about the aurora and our natural world. Citizen scientists in the field can shed light on these new phenomena and become collaborators in scientific projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Celestial Highlight Reel<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE starred in <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/chasingsteve\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a documentary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alongside a number of its devoted <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/AlbertaAuroraChasers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alberta Aurora Chasers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The energy and passion of their connection with the night sky is contagious!<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Post-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-896\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Post-6.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white photo with slightly blurry stars and a pale, diagonal smear angling to the left over a rooftop is labeled &quot;Carl St\u00f8rmer's team, 1933. Geofysiske Publiskasjoner.&quot; Beneath it, a very similar, but colorful image of STEVE over a mountain is labeled &quot;Hannahbella Nel, 2017.&quot;\" width=\"227\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top Photo: St\u00f8rmer C. (1935). Remarkable Aurora-Forms from Southern Norway. I, Feeble Homogeneous Arcs of Great Altitude, Geofysiske Publiskasjoner, 11(5)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE can\u2019t thank the Academy, but it\u2019s an award-winning phenomenon nonetheless! From NASA alone, Aurorasaurus and STEVE teams <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newmexicoconsortium.org\/steve-aurorasaurus-robert-h-goddard-group-honor-award\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">received<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NASA GSFC\u2019s 2018 Robert H. Goddard Group Honor Award for Exceptional Achievement in Science, as well as a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newmexicoconsortium.org\/steve-aurorasaurus-recipient-of-nasa-award\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA Honor Award \u2013 Group Achievement Award<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aurorasaurus Ambassador Dr. Michael Hunnekuhl delved into historical archives and found documents and photos by early aurora scientist Carl St\u00f8rmer about \u201c<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/?p=891\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feeble homogenous arcs of great altitude<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. We like the name STEVE better, but it\u2019s incredible to have this kind of backstory!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Royal Canadian Mint issued a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ucalgary.ca\/news\/mysterious-steve-gets-mint-treatment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commemorative silver coin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which glows under UV light!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen scientists and scientists continue to collaborate on studying the science of STEVE. These are a few highlights in which aurora chasers and citizen scientists were actively involved:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Michael Hunnekuhl has taken on the herculean task of creating a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/ytdzv\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">massive database<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of STEVE sightings for science! His work has shown just how plentiful STEVE observations by aurora chasers are. Find out more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/?p=1885\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some studies yielded new results that are still being actively researched! Using the above database of observations, Dr. Michael Hunnekuhl and Dr. Joshua Semeter analyzed tiny, <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1029\/2020AV000183\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mysterious Green Streaks Below STEVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their findings push toward finer, quicker camera exposures that can capture such details. They presented about their work to the Aurorasaurus Ambassadors, and the recording is available <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zE9J4rQBFzM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Carlos Martinis et al. recently published a paper called &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1029\/2022GL098511\">Rainbow of the Night<\/a>: First Direct Observation of a SAR Arc Evolving Into STEVE,&#8221; coauthored by citizen scientist Ian Griffin. Dr. Martinis delved into the study in a presentation to the Aurorasaurus Ambassadors, watchable <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2LCwO9S3HpM\">online<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Bea Gallardo-Lacourt et al. authored a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11214-020-00776-6\">review paper<\/a> that looks into the research done on STEVE and other similar phenomena. It\u2019s a great resource if you\u2019re looking to get a feel for what science has been done, and what questions are still open.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Toshi Nishimura et al. recently published &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fspas.2023.1087974\/full\">Unsolved problems in Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) and the picket fence.<\/a>&#8221; Coauthors Alan Dyer and Lauri Kangas are citizen scientists. We look forward to more collaborations between citizen scientists and scientists to answer some of these questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And so much more thanks to ALL of you who have contributed along the way! We are very appreciative!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEVE holds a special place in the hearts of scientists and aurora enthusiasts around the world. It even has its own Twitter account <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STEVEPhenomena\">@STEVEPhenomena<\/a>.\u00a0Have you met STEVE? You can add to scientific data by backdating a report to the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasaurus.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aurorasaurus website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please excuse the slight delay in posting this while we underwent tech updates on our blog. While our favorite quirky purple arc has been observed for millennia, we want to celebrate one highlight in its relationship with humanity. STEVE (\u201cStrong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement\u201d) is a purplish arc with stripy green ray features that runs&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/?p=1917\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celebrating STEVE and You!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,24,16],"tags":[20,21,28,19],"class_list":["post-1917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aurora-testimonials","category-citizen-science","category-steve","tag-auroras","tag-citizen-science","tag-science","tag-steve"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aurorasaurus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}