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16 Nov 2016
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Aurora in the Eighties

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On November 16, 2016
Aurora 1982.

Duncan Waldron recalls photographing the aurora during a large event in 1982, and how his pictures were influential within the British Astronomical Association.

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02 Nov 2016
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Planning an aurora trip – 5 tips

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On November 2, 2016

With the aurora season ramping up, Best Served Scandinavia’s top Northern Lights agent, Maddie Eleini, gives her top 5 tips for planning a Northern Lights holiday.

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19 Oct 2016
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Dream trip – Lusto, Finland

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On October 19, 2016
Out in the Lapland forest wearing all our clothes and more.

Ceri stepped out of her travel comfort zone to fulfil a dream – she went on a winter activity holiday where the prize was the northern lights.

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05 Oct 2016
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Surprising power of solar storms

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On October 5, 2016
Infrared emission of the atmosphere showing that much of the energy dumped into the atmosphere during a solar storm is re-radiated.

A video from NASA tells the story of a big solar storm in March 2012 and what happens to all the energy dumped into the atmosphere at these times.

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21 Sep 2016
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Photography tips from CAG

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On September 21, 2016

The members of Caithness Astronomy Group are avid aurora photographers and I got some composition tips when I was out photographing with them on Orkney.

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07 Sep 2016
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Tales of an aurora addict 2

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On September 7, 2016

Aurora addict Rosie Thompson continues her aurora story with a mini-break to Abisko and a beautiful northern lights display.

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25 Aug 2016
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Tales of an aurora addict 1

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On August 25, 2016

Aurora addict Rosie Thompson tells us about her numerous visits to the Arctic to see the northern lights.

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