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Open Dome VIRTUAL - Crackle and Pop - Northern Lights Everywhere

NTU Observatory in front of Solar Tree Artwork
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Northern Lights are an impressive sight but tricky to hunt down. Until Fri 10th May changed it all. Join Dr Ian Whittaker (NTU) in his talk Northern Lights above the UK to hear why we had this immense activity.

  • From: Thursday 23 May 2024, 8 pm
  • To: Thursday 23 May 2024, 10 pm
  • Location: LT4, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Clifton,
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 23 May 2024, 8.00 pm
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Northern Lights are an impressive sight and on many people's bucket list. They include travel and planning.  So they are not an easy thing to see. Until Fri 10th May changed it all.

Northern Lights are a clear sign of solar activity striking Earth and cause one of the most awe inspiring sights possible. We can predict where they might be easy to spot but this usually occurs at more northernly latitudes than Nottingham. However, recent immense solar activity triggered the most powerful geomagnetic storm since 20 years that resulted in widespread sightings of Northern Lights many of them dancing high in the sky above Nottingham. Join Dr Ian Whittaker (NTU) in his talk Northern Lights above the UK to hear how they are created and why we had this immense activity.

Booking is required for this event while attending in person. While attending, you consent to filming, photography, and sound recording – which may include you as a member of the audience – and its use in publication or advertising distribution, either printed or online, without payment or copyright.

This event is taking place as a hybrid event on NTU campus. This will allow a flexible way of attending. You are currently booking to attend virtually and only the talk component. A link to the material on YouTube will be emailed to everyone who is attending virtually in their confirmation email. We will be happy to answer questions posted as response to the video over the following days. So do keep booking onto this event. If you haven't booked you might need to wait a while before you can see it.

You can also attend the event in person and enter our planetarium but would need to book the Open Dome IN PERSON event to purchase your ticket.

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Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Campus
Clifton
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