Aurora (Sun)

Aurora Sites:

Earth's Grand Light Show Earth's Grand Light Show: National Geographic Magazine article on the aurora. (Aurora) http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/11/01/html/ft_20011101.3.html Asahi Beer Natural Science Classroom Asahi Beer Natural Science Classroom: Interactive lecture on the aurora (english, spanish, japanese). (Aurora) http://gedds.pfrr.alaska.edu/Aurora/ Auroral Station in Adventdalen Auroral Station in Adventdalen: Observatory on Svalbard (Spitzbergen), associated with University of Alaska and University of Tromsø. (Aurora) http://haldde.unis.no/ Aurora in Robert Service poems Aurora in Robert Service poems: Poetic descriptions of aurora by Robert Service (Aurora) http://odin.gi.alaska.edu/lumm/non-sci/RS_aurora.html Painted sky: the aurora Painted sky: the aurora: Image gallery of auroral photos from the ground, from space, and graphics related to aurora. (Aurora) http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/auroras.html Automatic Geophysical Observatories Automatic Geophysical Observatories: All-sky images and keagrams from South Pole. (Aurora) http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/atmos/data/ Sondrestrom Research Facility Sondrestrom Research Facility: Auroral observatory with a large complement of instruments (including incoherent scatter radar) on the west coast of Greenland. (Aurora) http://isr.sri.com/ Home of the Northern Lights Home of the Northern Lights: Image Gallery of aurora photos, instruction and tips for taking auroral photos (Aurora) http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Curtis/aurora/aurora.html Tromsø Auroral Observatory Tromsø Auroral Observatory: Some Articles about the Aurora and the Geomagnetic Field (norwegian, english, german). (Aurora) http://geo.phys.uit.no/index.html Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer (FAST) Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer (FAST): Polar orbiting satellite for auroral studies. (Aurora) http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/fast/ NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite) NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite): Real-time auroral activity derived from satellite. (Aurora) http://www.sel.noaa.gov/pmap/ Yukon Aurora Forecast Yukon Aurora Forecast: Predictions updated every 15 minutes for the Yukon-Alaska area. (Aurora) http://www.birchwoodtours.com/?cid=53&section=aurora&isModule=True The Aurora Page The Aurora Page: Gallery and links. (Aurora) http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/ Poker Flat Research Range Poker Flat Research Range: Information for range users, real time data and images of aurora (only when it's dark in Alaska), and educational material on the aurora. (Aurora) http://www.pfrr.alaska.edu/aurora/index.html Saturn's Aurora Saturn's Aurora: High quality Hubble Space Telescope images. (Aurora) http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1998/05/ Aurora Borealis Photo Aurora Borealis Photo: Image Gallery, aurora photos for sale. (Aurora) http://www.mosquitonet.com/~abp/ Borealis 2000 Borealis 2000: Photo gallery of aurora borealis, meteor showers, and planetary alignments hosted by photographer Dirk Obudzinski. Includes news and sky forecasts. (Aurora) http://borealis2000.com/ AuroraWatch AuroraWatch: Image gallery and explanations with updated solar activity chart. (Aurora) http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/ Learning About the Aurora Learning About the Aurora: A scientific description of auroral processes based on current research. Written for high school- and college-level students. (Aurora) http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~cyclopi/lesson1.html Aurora November 2001 Aurora November 2001: Pictures taken during the big storm on 5 November, 2001, in Iowa. (Aurora) http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/~krk/auroraNov_2001.html Latest IMAGE-WIC (wide-band imaging camera) image Latest IMAGE-WIC (wide-band imaging camera) image: Real-time images of the entire auroral oval from space. (Aurora) http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/image/latest_wic.html Auroral photography Auroral photography: Auroral photos from Sodankyla, Finland (Aurora) http://www.sgo.fi/Pictures/ Neptune Aurora Neptune Aurora: There is even aurora on Neptune. (Aurora) http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/neptune/magnetosphere/N_aurora.html Rice Space Institute Outreach Rice Space Institute Outreach: Links to educational space weather pages, including the "Museums Teaching Planet Earth". (Aurora) http://space.rice.edu/RSI/epolinks.html About Auroras About Auroras: Concise introduction to the phenomena that are the lights in the sky. (Aurora) http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/auroras.html Auroral Image of the Day Auroral Image of the Day: X-ray images of the auroral oval from space (PIXIE on POLAR) (Aurora) http://pixie.spasci.com/pixie/homepage/img_dir/image_of_the_day.html Northern Lights Northern Lights: Image gallery, photo contests, regular updates, news. (english and norwegian) (Aurora) http://www.northern-lights.no/ Auroral Image Gallery Auroral Image Gallery: Auroral image gallery, including images from space. (Aurora) http://odin.gi.alaska.edu/lumm/Pictures/ Prime Focus-Iowa Aurora Borealis Prime Focus-Iowa Aurora Borealis: Lots of nice pictures. (Aurora) http://www.primefocus-iowa.com/Aurora_Borealis.html Alaska Science Forum: Aurora Alaska Science Forum: Aurora: News, stories, explanations of phenomena related to aurora (Aurora) http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/aurora.html Secrets of the Polar Aurora Secrets of the Polar Aurora: Detailed overview of the polar aurora, including where to see it, its causes, its relation to solar and interplanetary phenomena, the type of light, artificial auroras. (Aurora) http://www.phy6.org/Education/aurora.htm Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System: Workshop, discussion group, links for topics related to aurora on other planets in the solar system. (Aurora) http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Jupiter Auroral Campaign Jupiter Auroral Campaign: Hubble Space Telescope images of the jovian aurora. (Aurora) http://www.sprl.umich.edu/cassinihstjupiterflyby/ Aurora, Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, Revontulet Page by Tom Eklund Aurora, Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, Revontulet Page by Tom Eklund: Aurora Borealis images, information, and links. Many links to photographers. (Aurora) http://personal.inet.fi/koti/tom.eklund/aurora.html Uranus Aurora Uranus Aurora: Explanation of how aurora is different on Uranus (Aurora) http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/uranus/magnetosphere/U_aurora.html How to Find and Photograph Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) How to Find and Photograph Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights): Describes equipment, techniques, prediction of visibility. Includes a brief description of the phenomenon and some photographs. (Aurora) http://www.venhaus1.com/photographaurora.html Current POLAR UVI (Ultraviolet Imager) Image Current POLAR UVI (Ultraviolet Imager) Image: The entire auroral oval from space in real-time. (Aurora) http://uvisun.msfc.nasa.gov/UVI/current_image.html Auroras 2000.com : Presented by the Exploratorium Auroras 2000.com : Presented by the Exploratorium: Guide to the Northern and Southern Lights. News, NASA images, forecasts, and background on the aurora. (Aurora) http://www.exploratorium.edu/auroras/ Hubble Images of Jupiter's Aurora Hubble Images of Jupiter's Aurora: Jupiter's auroral emissions and small auroral spots associated with the flux tube of jovian satellites. (Aurora) http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/hst6.html Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory: Observations and research related to northern lights, aeronomy, atmospheric chemistry, and related science. (Aurora) http://www.sgo.fi/ Aurora from Scotland Aurora from Scotland: Image Gallery with auroral photos from Scotland (Aurora) http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/astro_pics/index.html Geophysical Institute - Aurora Forecast Geophysical Institute - Aurora Forecast: Daily during the winter. Summer has only forcasts when significant magnetic storms happen. (Aurora) http://www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi Aurora Borealis Aurora Borealis: Image gallery and description of aurora (finnish and english). Phototips, sales of images. (Aurora) http://spaceweb.oulu.fi/~jussila/aurora/ GEDDS Allsky Image Display GEDDS Allsky Image Display: Real-time auroral images from Poker Flat, Alaska (during darkness in winter only). (Aurora) http://gedds.pfrr.alaska.edu/allsky/realtime.htm Polar Visible Imaging Investigations/Visible Imaging System Polar Visible Imaging Investigations/Visible Imaging System: Real-time images from space, gallery of movies, data, instrument description. (Aurora) http://www-pi.physics.uiowa.edu/www/vis/ JHU/APL auroral particles and imaging JHU/APL auroral particles and imaging: Stories, data from DMSP satellite, movies from space, links, publications. (Aurora) http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/Aurora/ Jupiter's Aurora Jupiter's Aurora: Images taken by the Galileo spacecraft. (Aurora) http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/captions/jupiter/aurora.htm Aurora Discussion Forum Aurora Discussion Forum: Tips for aurora photography, and discussion on recent observations of aurora. (Aurora) http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html Aurora Gallery Aurora Gallery: Photos from many photographers and places, sorted by auroral event. (Aurora) http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_all.html Proton Precipitation into the Atmosphere Proton Precipitation into the Atmosphere: Workshops, discussion group, links. (Aurora) http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/proton/proton.html Museum of time Museum of time: Time lapse photography of aurora (Netherlands). (Aurora) http://www.angelfire.com/movies/timelapse/ Auroral Audibility Auroral Audibility: Can you hear the sound of the aurora? (Aurora) http://www.phys.ucalgary.ca/satellites/html/aur_sound.html Millstone Hill Observatory Millstone Hill Observatory: The Millstone Hill Observatory, located in Westford, Massachusetts, is a broad-based atmospheric sciences research facility. (Aurora) http://www.haystack.edu/homepage.html Auroral Activity Index Auroral Activity Index: NOAA POES - Auroral Activity from NOAA/TIROS. (Aurora) http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html University of Calgary portable auroral imager University of Calgary portable auroral imager: Data, images, and instrument description of a high resolution auroral imager. (Aurora) http://www.phys.ucalgary.ca/~trondsen/pai/