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News Release 09-065
Autonomous Antarctic Observatories Gather Space Weather Data
Keeping an unsleeping eye on the phenomena that cause the aurora
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![Photo of the aurora over the South Pole.](/news/mmg/media/images/aurora_australis_f.jpg)
The Aurora Australis over the South Pole.
Credit: Dr. Keith Vanderlinde [Any commercial use of this image requires photographer's permission.]
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