Aurora over
Hancock, MI looking north, July 25, 2004, 2:18am
Photos by Claudia Perko
Forecasts!
The
MOST COMMON Aurora E-mail Questions we get
everyday: "Where and/or when can I see the aurora?" The Aurora
is like the weather, the Aurora is a result of space weather.
Our favorite
site to see when and where the Aurora may best be seen and
the predicted intensity is the NOAA POES north polar map.
Shots
from Alaska - Photographed and Contributed by Jan
Curtis; One of the first Aurora photgrahers on the web; See Curtis' Page 9. Green snow and majestic aurora!
University
of Alaska Fairbanks - Geophysical Institute. Forecast
maps, movies and imagery, research efforts and general information
on the "Northern Lights".
The
University of Calgary Department
of Physics & Astronomy Institute for Space
Reasearch (ISR) has been doing ground-based and space-born
measurements of the aurora and upper atmosphere for over 25
years. Links to space and ground based research equipment,
techniques, and images. Simulation
of Aurora
Aurora
Sounds Stephen P. McGreevy's ground-based ELF-VLF recordings
The
Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere: Information
about the Earth's magnetosphere and includes several pages
with not-too-technical information on the physics of the aurora
and history of auroral observation.
Space
and Sun sites
Space
Environment Laboratory Recent and archived images of Sol
and obtain space weather conditions and forecasts.
Rice
University's Department
of Space Physics and Astronomy, where information about
solar wind and the magnetosphere are of great interest! They
also talk about Space Weather and its origins.
Informative reading
on the aurora.
From the Exploratorium
comes The
Aurora Tutorial
Be sure to pick up a
copy of The Aurora Watcher's Handbook by T. Neil Davis
(University of Alaska Press, 1992; ISBN 0-912006-60-9).
Welcome
comments, inquiries or questions... direct them to ehgroth@mtu.edu
We try to keep all links
alive; Links last checked on August 6, 2012
Please note: We cannot answer e-mail questions
about Aurora forecasts for auroral intensity or time in your area.
The intensity of the Aurora is unpredictable like the weather,
but the links on this page will help you to calculate the extent
and intensity and times. This web site is presented as a collection
of links and images. See the Aurora Wiki
From
the Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences Department---- Visit
these educational web sites:
Notice:
Pages linked from here are not maintained by individual members
of the MTU community. The views expressed on those pages are
entirely those of the person who maintains the page, not MTU
or the Department of Geological & Mining Engineering &
Sciences. Questions and comments should be addressed to the
owners of the pages.