Welsh Aurora & Dark Skies
Astronomer Huw James tells us about seeing the aurora from his home country of Wales and we learn about Dark Sky Sites in the UK.
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“Aurora” released
Melanie’s new book was released 25th February 2016. AURORA: In Search of the Northern Lights is a narrative of discovery exploring the visual beauty, legends and science of the northern lights.
Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights
Full colour image plates from the book If you can’t see this well in your browser please try Chrome. For a larger image view it directly on Heyzine. AURORA is a narrative of discovery exploring the visual beauty, legends and science of the northern lights, including the developing threat of space weather. Melanie offers new […]
Speaking
Melanie is an accomplished speaker who has delivered countless lectures at festivals, events and schools. She mostly speaks about the aurora, fusion energy, Everest, and combining science with adventure. Melanie is represented by Northbank Talent Management. See the contact page for details and get in touch if you would like Melanie to speak at your event. Aurora: In […]
Aurora in the Wilderness
Reindalen was vast and beautiful – a wide, long expanse edged by flattened mountains that looked like a giant line of piled white sugar subsiding into the valley. The surface was mostly icy crust, again with puddles of snow, so pulling the sleds was relatively easy but we were accompanied always by the loud scraping […]
Nansen’s ship Fram
I am in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago at around 80 degrees North. On my way to Svalbard I spent a day in Oslo. I visited the Fram Museum and saw the polar expedition ship that I had read so much about. It’s rests in a dry dock on the peninsula of Bygdøy, housed […]
Find Out More About Melanie
Artwork © Yasin Isik Melanie is very interested in science and exploration and how they drive each other. So she likes to mix up her science and her adventures. She loves the outdoors, especially the mountains, so in the winter she always tries to make time to ski and in the summer to walk and climb. […]