Join the #AuroraHunters

It’s tough to understand the dimensions and sheer energy of our Solar, a churning ball of scorching fuel four.6 billion years previous and 1.Three million instances bigger than Earth, which emits photo voltaic wind — the fixed stream of electrons, protons and atomic particles — and routinely lashes out with Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), outbursts of colossal clouds of photo voltaic plasma flung into area.

Probably the most excessive occasions, arrivals of quick CMEs or high-speed solar-wind streams, disturb our protecting magnetic defend, creating geomagnetic storms at Earth.

One of the vital seen — and fabulously stunning — results of this ‘area climate’ on our planet are the aurora borealis, the well-known ‘northern lights’ that dance throughout the excessive (and low) latitudes.

Aurora borealis above Tromsø

All through human historical past, spectacular auroral eruptions have given rise to fearful beliefs of mythological creatures, have pushed folklore and have influenced tradition, faith and artwork.

ESA and the Norwegian Area Centre invite you to hitch us on a quest to know, search and expertise these polar lights, and learn the way Europe is taking motion to review, detect and warn of the potential dangers to our techological period occasioned by excessive area climate occasions.

Be part of SocialSpace #AuroraHunters Three-5 March

Are you captivated with our planet and eager to be taught from renouned European consultants about how our Solar influences our lives on Earth? And − simply perhaps − spot some aurora your self? Then ESA’s subsequent SocialSpace occasion is for you.

We’re inviting a choose group of as much as 30 intrepid aurora hunters to hitch us on Three–5 March in Tromsø, Norway.

Unsure what area climate is? Or how ESA is taking part in a key function in serving to increase Europe’s potential to detect, predict and defend society from potential area climate effcts on our satellites and floor infrastruture, like energy grids?? Click on here to learn more!

Apply to hitch

As an #AuroraHunter SocialSpace participant, you’ll have alternatives to:

• Meet and work together with ESA and European area climate scientists 
• Obtain briefings and updates on photo voltaic physics, area climate, aurora borealis, area expertise and present developments in Europe’s area climate warning missions and companies
• Study ESA’s area security and safety actions
• Go to the world-famous Tromsø Geophysical Observatory
• Be part of a wildlife-viewing boat cruise
• Be part of a guided ‘aurora looking’ expedition

The total programme is now being confirmed and can be communicated individually, later.

Dates, instances and venue

Costume heat!

Our occasion can be held from the night of Sunday, Three March, by means of to the night of Tuesday, 5 March, based mostly on the Scandic Ishavshotel lodge in central Tromsø.

To use, please full the applying type on-line through:

Apply online here

Make sure to embody your title, social media title(s) and call info, and − most significantly – a couple of phrases describing your motivation or curiosity in becoming a member of.

Functions could also be submitted for one particular person solely and are non-transferable. Please don’t submit a number of functions. All candidates have to be no less than 18 years previous on Three March 2019.

Please learn the full terms and conditions earlier than finishing your utility.

Some WiFi entry and lunches and dinners can be offered. Particular person contributors are answerable for all different journey, lodging – for which ESA has negotiated a reduced group fee on the Scandic Ishavshotel lodge as one good choice, and miscellaneous bills. The occasion can be held in English. Questions might be answered in quite a lot of languages on an as-available foundation.

#SocialSpace

As soon as all functions have been reviewed, an invite e-mail with affirmation info and extra directions can be despatched to the chosen contributors and to these on the ready listing no later than four February. We are going to maintain you posted of progress.

On Twitter, observe @Social4Space and @esaoperations, and go to the SocialSpace blog for the newest information. We are going to use these channels to publish updates in regards to the occasion.

The official hashtag for the occasion is #AuroraHunter.

Questions? Ship an e-mail to esoc.communication@esa.int or tweet utilizing the hashtag #AuroraHunter.