Chip Knecht from Carmel, Indiana was recently on official watch for Solar Cycle 25, aiming to witness peaking of the Aurora Borealis in Iceland, in eastern Iceland.
Solar Cycle 25 is the current, ~11-year period of the Sun's magnetic activity, which began in 2019 and is expected to peak late 2025 with increased sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), impacting satellites, GPS, and radio communications, and it's proving stronger than initially predicted, leading to more aurora displays.
So, a visit to Iceland is timely now.
But when Chip and his family visited Iceland and experienced an immersive witness to the Northern Lights, Chip packed his GEOLOGY OF ROCK-n-ROLL T shirt! Plus, he was photographed in all of his sartorial splendor at the moment of truth!
Thank you, Chip, for taking the time to take the photo and send it to us! You are indeed a GeoMan Extraordinaire Rock Star Super Hero!
