I was aware of "sprites" but not this Blue Jets. I assume it is the weakening magnetic field and the CONTINUED ONSLAUGHT of Galactic Cosmic Rays
And more phenomenon here, Sprites and ELVES oh my!
https://www.albany.edu/faculty/rgk/atm101/sprite.htm
And Just last month July 13th saw a huge CME creating a Halo, but it wasn't earth directed, it was exactly the opposite side of the sun, and was so powerful, it was detected like an X class flare on Earth.
The biggest CMEs occur at periods of low sun spot activity.
Farside Explosion Touches Earth
July 15, 2021: Imagine an explosion on the farside of the sun so powerful, we could feel it here on Earth. It happened on July 13th. The debris emerged in a circular cloud known as a ‘halo CME‘:
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2021/07/16/farside-explosion-touches-earth/
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