Podcast appearances and mentions of aurora australis

Spaceflight News— Starship TF-7 (spacenews.com) (ringwatchers.com) (spacex.com) (twitter.com)Short & Sweet— India launches space docking demo mission (nasaspaceflight.com) (space.com) (en.wikipedia.org) (isro.gov.in)— Launches gaining frequency (spacenews.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— 10 Jan, 1968: Surveyor 7 lands on the moon (nasa.gov) (ntrs.nasa.gov) (ntrs.nasa.gov)— Next week (1/14 - 1/20) in 2005: Was that the Aurora Australis?

Even if you'd never previously given much thought to the Northern Lights, chances are they were brought to your attention in 2024, when our social media feeds were set ablaze with beautiful images captured by awe-struck stargazers. Usually restricted to more northerly latitudes, this colourful natural phenomenon could be observed in the UK as far south as Cornwall. But why were we treated to this spectacle, and why now? Dr Carly Howett from the Department of Physics explains why we're seeing the Northern Lights more often this year, and gives hope to those yet to catch a glimpse.  

Emma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach. She wrote her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, in the wake of her husband's death. It's a fictional tribute to their love, an attempt to articulate the magnitude of her loss and a life-affirming commitment to hope, which has gone on to win hearts around the world. In the US, it was selected as a featured title for the Book of the Month and Target Book Clubs, a Washington Post noteworthy book and listed in the top 25 new releases by the American Bookseller's Association. Emma lives near Canberra, where her world centres on her family, writing, photography and endlessly chasing the Aurora Australis.Our interview begins at 33.00We've got a Substack publication now! On the last day of the month, we share recommendations for two things we reckon you should read/watch/listen to. The beauty of Substack is you can revisit all our old editions and comment on our episode updates to share your thoughts. Come say hi! Mini (film) club: WickedOf course, we had to hold space and discuss the movie of the moment. In short: we loved it. In this interview, we chat about:How can we tell stories about complex issues like violence against women in fiction?Why Emma also wanted to explore amnesia through the storyThe experience of having an American bestsellerThe parenting email that launched Emma's writing careerExploring grief in her first adult novel and the interesting journey to publication via a YA novel inspired by Harry StylesHow Emma dealt with the way the book was received in the UK given the difficult subject matterBooks and other things mentioned:Pulp Kitchen (podcast)Deadpool and Wolverine (film)It Ends With Us by Colleen HooverNational Women's Safety OrganisationTuesday Evenings at the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate SollyMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast by Zibby OwensFollow @emmagreyauthor on InstagramPictures of You is available now. The publisher provided us with copies of the book in preparation for the interview. Connect with us on Instagram: @betterwordspod

Part 2 of my chat with aurora specialist, David Metcalf has dropped. In this episode, David discusses all-things auroras, including his Iceland adventures, storm chasing in Australia, and much more!

What would you do if you could have a second chance with the one you never forgot? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Emma Grey on her new novelPictures of You. Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio affiliate!  Emma Grey is the author of four YA novels and the global breakout bestseller, The Last Love Note. Emma lives in Canberra, Australia, where her world centers on her three children, loved step-children and step-grandchildren, writing, photography, and endlessly chasing the Aurora Australis. https://www.emmagrey.com.auFor more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com

Season 3 of The Weather Guru podcast is here! To kick off the third season, well-known aurora and storm chaser David Metcalf joins me to discuss the recent string of incredible auroras across Australia and the world. He'll answer some burning questions regarding what causes auroras, why their colours appear the way they do, solar flares and many more!

The Universe is full of such wonderful mysteries. We know why we have Aurora, as the sun's energy interacts with the upper atmosphere. But why such beauty in this shimmering dance? Perhaps music can reveal inner harmonies, and help us appreciate these mysteries with awe and joy. French musician Catherine Brisset plays the cristal Baschet, a unique glass keyboard with fanciful metal shapes to help the mysterious sounds resonate. Here, she plays a variation on Bach's Sonata #2, the Grave movement, with such subtle and emotive touch. We fly over and through the Aurora Australis, so artfully photographed by astronauts of ISS Expedition 67, on June 18, 2022. Series: "Arts Channel " [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 40317]

About Guest: Emma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach. She wrote her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, in the wake of her husband's death. It's a fictional tribute to their love, an attempt to articulate the magnitude of her loss and a life-affirming commitment to hope. Emma lives just outside Canberra, where her world centers on her two adult daughters, young son, loved step-children and step-grandchildren, and enjoys writing, photography and endlessly chasing the Aurora Australis.Connect with Guest: Website: www.emmagrey.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmagreyauthor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmagreyauthor/Connect with Host Brenda Staat-Tomlinson: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bst.energyhealerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendastaattomlinson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.staattomlinsonWebsite: https://brendastaattomlinson.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB5u3NThCmFNoKa474DTDnwInsight Timer

Associate Professor Michael Brown joined Ross and Russ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple callers told Ross and Russ about what they saw early on Friday morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My special guest is L.A. Marzulli who's here to discuss what he thinks the alien phenomena really is and why everyone should be worried.     This book exposes the UFO phenomena, alien abductions, cattle mutilations, alien implants, and direct contact. It postulates that these are interdimensional beings not entities from another planet. It further exposes what may be the coming great deception as prophesied in the Bible.   Some sightings involving astronauts or NASA include: During the Gemini 4 mission, pilot Jim McDivitt spotted an object that he described as a "white cylindrical shape with a white pole sticking out of one corner of it." He took two pictures of it. His partner, Ed White, was asleep at the time.[5] McDivitt maintains that it was some unknown but man-made piece of debris, while James Oberg argues that it was most likely the Titan II second stage of the craft.[6] In a transcript of Gemini 7 mission, the astronauts mention a "bogey" which ufologists have claimed was a reference to a UFO.[7] Oberg, based on his trajectory analysis of the mission, describes the astronauts' comments about a "bogey" as referring to booster-associated debris, and not a reference to some sort of UFO.[8] The astronaut who made the comments, Frank Borman, later confirmed that what he saw was not a UFO, and that when he offered to go on the television show Unsolved Mysteries to clarify, the producers told him, "Well, I'm not sure we want you on the program."[7] Within the UFO community, stories have spread that Neil Armstrong was reported to have witnessed multiple UFOs during Apollo 11.[9] An explanation was that the sightings could have been attributed to jettisoned components. Additional stories were accredited to a hoax spread by science fiction writer Otto Binder.[1] Buzz Aldrin says his words were taken out of context from an interview in 2005 about the incident.[3] During a 2005 spacewalk outside the International Space Station, astronaut Leroy Chiao reported seeing lights in a formation he described as "in a line" and "almost like an upside-down check mark".[4] The incident was promoted as a possible UFO sighting in the television series Are We Alone?.[4]Chiao later identified the lights as being from fishing boats "hundreds of miles below".[4] In August 2013, according to NASA TV, astronaut Christopher Cassidy saw a UFO float past the International Space Station near its Progress 52 cargo ship.[10] It was soon identified by Russian flight controllers as an antenna cover from the Zvezda service module.[10] On August 19, 2020, Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner posted a video on Twitter featuring UFOs on a time lapse he recorded of the Aurora Australis. Vagner dubbed the objects "space guests" with Roscosmos quote tweeting Vagner to say “An interesting and at the same time mysterious video made by the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Ivan Wagner from the International Space Station.”Follow Our Other ShowsFollow UFO WitnessesFollow Crime Watch WeeklyFollow Paranormal FearsFollow Seven: Disturbing Chronicle StoriesJoin our Patreon for ad-free listening and more bonus content.Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradioFollow us on TikTok mysteriousradioTikTok Follow us on Twitter @mysteriousradio Follow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradio Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio

Einer finnischen Sage nach entstehen sie, wenn die Schwanzspitze des arktischen Fuchses die Schneedecke berührt. In Schweden und Norwegen erzählt man sich, sie seien die Widerspiegelung riesiger Heringsschwärme in den Meeren und in Nordamerika glaubte man, die verstorbenen Ahnen sprächen zu ihren Angehörigen, wenn sie am Himmel tanzen: Polarlichter faszinieren Menschen seit vielen Jahrhunderten, wo immer man sie sehen kann. Aber wie entstehen diese faszinierenden Erscheinungen eigentlich? Und warum leuchten sie manchmal feuerrot, oft grünlich und gelegentlich sogar blau oder pink? Unsere beiden Himmelspaziergänger Susanne und Paul nehmen euch zum Staffelfinale unseres Podcasts mit zur Aurora Borealis und Aurora Australis und erklären, wie Polarlichter durch Sonnenwind entstehen, welche Rolle unser Erdmagnetfeld und unsere Atmosphäre dabei spielen und warum die wunderschönen Himmelserscheinungen bei Satellitenbetreibern manchmal nicht so beliebt sind… Und wer schon immer davon geträumt hat, diesen außergewöhnlichen Tanz am Nachthimmel einmal selbst zu beobachten, erfährt hier natürlich auch, wie und wann dies am besten gelingt.

G'day. In this banger of an episode, the two mates Scott and Josh gab about a 1st Edition Trinity book. Hold on to your hats!

This week for a bonus treat, Aurelia is bringing out their deck and giving us a tarot reading! It's also the week the Aurora Australis is passing by so we're feeling very celestial and looking to the stars. Enjoy bbys. Please give us a rating & follow us here:https://www.instagram.com/popgayspodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@popgayspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey BlurtstarsOn Blurt Around The World tonight:* Eurovision* Driving with a red bellied snake* Tornado in Bunbury, WA* BudgetTrump watch - week 5 of the civil case over hush money.First up on tonight's show on Science, the Kegsta will chat Google/Harvard talking brains and Wencee will inform us about the dazzling night lights seen around the world over the weekend.And to round out the show we have Nature Calls where Wencee will talk about flora and fauna along the Ghan train line between Darwin and Adelaide. And the Kegsta will chat bird flu in cows!So, let's get on with the show!!Tune in and find out more on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com or contact us at blurtstar@gmail.com.Blurt Around The WorldA tornado in Bunbury, Western Australia has caused a lot of damage and forced residents out of the town while risks of asbestos is evaluated →ABC News | Two hospitalised as tornado rips through Bunbury, tearing off roofs and damaging propertyEurovision. Love it or hate it, it is just as popular and controversial as always. Find out who won and their winning performance on YouTube →Eurovision Official | ParticipantsBBC News | Eurovision 2024 final: As it happenedYouTube Eurovision official | WINNER'S PERFORMANCE: Nemo - The Code ✨ | Switzerland

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. Communities as far north as Queensland saw southern lights often only seen in Tasmania and people across Florida and Alabama also got a rare glimpse of northern lights. - Масштабна сонячна буря створила рідкісні та вражаючі полярні сяйва по всьому світу. Громади на півночі, аж до Квінсленду, бачили південне сяйво, яке часто можна побачити лише в Тасманії, а жителі Флориди й Алабами також рідко бачили північне сяйво.

Hafta sonunda ender gözlenen bir doğa olayı yaşandı ve Aurora Australis yani Güney Işıkları Victoria ve NSW eyaletlerinden de izlenebildi. Uzun süredir Güney Işıkları'nı takip eden, Burcu-Barış Uygun çifti, 2 ve 7 yaşındaki çocuklarıyla beraber, bu göz kamaştırıcı güzelliğe tanık olma fırsatını yakaladı.

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. Communities as far north as Queensland saw southern lights often only seen in Tasmania and people across Florida and Alabama also got a rare glimpse of northern lights.

Off the back of Aurora Australis, Quentin shared some examples of the 100 Wonders of the country from Australian Traveller.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. Communities as far north as Queensland saw southern lights often only seen in Tasmania and people across Florida and Alabama also got a rare glimpse of northern lights. - Bahoza rojê ya mezin li seranserê cîhanê ronîyeke nadir û ecêb afirandiye. Civakên li bakurê Queensland roniyên başûr ku bi gelemperî bi tenê li Tasmania têne dîtin, û kesan li seranserê Florida û Alabama jî roniyên bakur ên ku kêm tên dîtin dîn.

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. - Badai matahari yang dahsyat telah menciptakan aurora yang langka dan spektakuler di seluruh dunia.

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. Communities as far north as Queensland saw southern lights often only seen in Tasmania and people across Florida and Alabama also got a rare glimpse of northern lights. - خلا میں ایک خاصے طاقتور شمسی طوفان نے گزشتہ روز دنیا بھر کے مختلف خطوں میں آسمان پر رنگ برنگی روشنیوں کا جال بچھا ڈالا تاہم بیشتر لوگ اس عمل سے متعلق زیادہ معلومات نہیں جانتے۔ یہ زمین کے باسیوں کے لیے گزشتہ قریب دو دہائیوں میں سب سے بڑا شمسی طوفان تھا جس کی گہماگہمی دیکھ کر بہت سے لوگ حیران تھے۔

On today's podcast, Allan & Carly find out that Gen Z has cancelled the humble ankle sock... But do our listeners agree? Allan and AI both try to teach Carly how to say "Aurora Australis." Plus, Kristy from Northam thinks she DESERVES a bottle of sauce for being a mega-fan of the show... Can she prove it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the sky lit up with the beautiful colours of the Aurora Australis so did the radio waves with the theme of COLOURS. The playlist incorporates a variety of genres... LEARN MORE The post Colors appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

A massive solar storm, the largest in twenty years, has been resulting in some spectacular nighttime light shows in the northern and southern skies.  Carl Lindemann is a former board member of Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Cape section, and he has been fortunate enough to have seen two spectacular Aurora Borealis in his lifetime, but still hoping for his first Aurora Australis. He spoke to Africa Melane, standing in for Lester Kiewit, about how these phenomena occur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dom spent his Saturday night ironing Why did you miss the Aurora Australis?  Say My Pay Daryl Somers wants to take Hey Hey on the road Do you think your phone is listening to you? Dom's got theories about the big LA Ice news Make My Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billy's still off in some far-flung country, so Hughesy is in with the All Sports Report. Damian Barrett is in studio for three massive segments, with the latest news, positives, and negatives from AFL Round 9. JB was very underwhelmed by Aurora Australis, and Daniel in Beveridge is very underwhelming in Guernsey Cash. Ed Kavalee and Tom Gleisner join the show ahead of the return of Have You Been Paying Attention, we get a Flashback Idiot Song from a rock icon, and Hughesy tells us two jokes to finish the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A massive solar storm has created rare and spectacular auroras around the world. Communities as far north as Queensland saw southern lights often only seen in Tasmania and people across Florida and Alabama also got a rare glimpse of northern lights.

Following Friday's storm, parts of the Southern Hemisphere including parts of South Africa were treated to a spectacular sighting of the Southern Lights. John Maytham speaks to SANSA researcher Professor Martin Snow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaz and Tubes spend today's show taking name suggestions for 103 chooks. Kath McCann, Executive Director of the Tasmania Football Club, discusses the appointment of the Devils' first CEO, Brendan Gale. Michael Conway from the Bureau of Meteorology explains the Aurora Australis sightings on Saturday night. Plus, Tubes breaks down SFL results from this round, and Brian O'Reilly, President of the ODFA, recaps their weekend matches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your daily kids news podcast Help us improve Squiz Kids survey. A magical display, the Aurora Australis, painted the Australian skies with waves of colour this weekend, thanks to a giant sunspot. Lucky onlookers in Tassie, Victoria, and Western Australia witnessed this rare celestial symphony of pinks, reds, greens, and blues. Truly a night to remember! In Morocco, donkeys weren't just beasts of burden—they were fashion icons at the Festibaz! Adorned in flowers and sequins, these hardworking animals strutted their stuff in a unique beauty pageant. Talk about working the runway! In a wild twist of nature, some crafty snakes have mastered the art of the 'play dead' to escape predators. This survival trick involves some messy tactics—yes, even using their own poo! Eurovision ended with a whirl as Switzerland's Nemo spun to the top on a spinning stage! Amidst the wild and wacky performances, from Baby Lasagna's doily outfits to songs like "Rim Tim Tagi Dim," this music fest never fails to amaze and amuse. Squiz Kids Q+A with Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. For the full episode transcript, click here.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 13th of May, we have a report saying our teachers aren't coming out of teacher training well enough prepared to teach our kids and nothing has changed in seven years. Education Minister Erica Stanford talks about another issue she has to solve.  Did you see the Aurora Australis? There were strange goings-on because of the electrical storm, including Mike's boss getting a call at 4:30am after his security went off.  Another sham of a game for the Warriors and the Prime Minister needs to fulfil a bet after the Highlanders beat the Crusaders. Guy Heveldt and Andrew Saville cover off the Commentary Box.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Update on Si Barnett joining our show, things you put on the company credit card, Rebel Wilson's new book, the Aurora Australis and loads of laughs here

Ever heard of the Aurora Australis? It's the Southern Hemisphere's version of the Aurora Borealis, and Tasmania offers one of the best views of this captivating light show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stargazers can expect spectacular Aurora Australis displays for the next year.For two weeks now, people in southern WA have been enjoying the light show, which peaks every 11 to 13 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks about seeing the Aurora Australis after the show last week, driving while holding things, and also mending your own clothes. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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When The Last Love Note by Emma Grey showed up on my doorstep, I knew we had a problem. A book with a cover that good had to have a story even better within its pages. And I wasn't wrong! I could've talked to Emma for hours (if not days), and in the latest episode of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, we discussed: ⭐️ The backstory behind the book and how it came to be, a bit unexpectedly.⭐️ How long it took Emma to write while “wrangling grief.” ⭐️ Where Emma started writing her book and how that moment it came full circle when Zibby Books offered to be her US publisher⭐️ Emma's writing process, including how long it took to get her skeleton draft (65K words) and how many drafts she went through before sending it to first publisher in Australia. ⭐️ Knowing when chapters don't propel the story forward (and how to handle it when you're advised to cut 30K words)⭐️ Her agent's advice on how quickly to write the first draft ⭐️ Emma's perspective on alpha readers, beta readers, prologues, and chasing 100 rejections**WARNING: The revelation at the 41:40 mark about what happened with the acquisition of her book will shock you!ABOUT EMMAEmma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach.She has been writing fiction since she first fell for Anne of Green Gables at fourteen and is the author of the YA novels Unrequited: Boy band meets girl, Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess, the non-fiction title, I Don't Have Time (co-authored with Audrey Thomas), and the parenting memoir Wits' End Before Breakfast! Confessions of a Working Mum.Along with her schoolfriend, dual ARIA-winning composer, Sally Whitwell, Emma co-wrote two musicals, Deadpan Anti-Fan and Fairytale Derail, based on her teen novels.She wrote her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, in the wake of her husband's death. It's a fictional tribute to their love, an attempt to articulate the magnitude of her loss and a life-affirming commitment to hope.Emma lives just outside Canberra, where her world centres on her two adult daughters, young son, loved step-children and step-grandchildren, writing, photography and endlessly chasing the Aurora Australis.CONNECT WITH EMMAWebsite: emmagrey.com.auInstagram: instagram.com/emmagreyauthorFacebook: www.facebook.com/emmagreyauthorBook: The Last Love NoteWHAT EMMA'S READINGLenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn MayneDarling Girls by Sally HepworthWAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON YOUR BOOKTo see all the ways we can work together as well as explore my self-paced online programs and free downloads, visit PublishAProfitableBook.com/work-with-elizabeThanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!To see all the ways we can work together to get your book written, published, and launched, visit publishaprofitablebook.com/work-with-elizabeth

Ask an eastern Australian about the Southern Aurora, and they might think you're talking about the old overnight express train between Sydney and Melbourne. But! The train was named after the spectacular light show in the southern sky. The Aurora Australis to use the phenomenon's correct name, and its northern equivalent the Aurora Borealis or Northern lights have a fascinating astronomical cause. And the nature of the Aurora remained a mystery until the 20th century, despite being documented for thousands of years. Let's take a look!     Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on Twitter for some special content   twitter.com/CosmicCoffTime You can request a topic for the show! Or even just say hi! We'd love to hear from you. Email us! cosmiccoffeetime@gmail.com

Tasmanians have been witnessing a spectacular gift over recent weeks, one of the biggest and brightest instances of "Aurora Australis" in years.

The aurora australis put on a spectacle in a rare solar storm on Monday night. Light chasers got clear views of purple, orange, and green flares as far north as Auckland, with many first-time spotters braving the cold. Astronomers say this hints towards an upcoming solar maximum - a period of increased activity, with more frequent visibility. Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin tells Ingrid Hipkiss about what it was like to witness the rare event.

As Australians gathered across the world to honour the nation's fallen on Anzac Day, royalty joined the commemorations in London with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester attending a Dawn Service in the British capital   An accused drug trafficker, who has been jailed twice in the past decade for manufacturing methamphetamine, has been refused bail despite claiming he was in pain because of a tooth infection.  Stargazers were treated to an amazing natural light show  as the Aurora Australis lit up the sky. Chronic flight staff shortages have been blamed for dramatic cuts by Rex Airlines to regional routes across South Australia.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau explore the world of Ice caves and Auroras with adventure photographer Tyler Bryan of Roam Wild   Shout out to Gideon with Double Shovel Kodiak, Meat Party Thank you's, meat party stand outs, the milepost shot, Ice caves,  best aurora borealis shows of our lives, shots from the helicopter, Kenai Lake shot, avalanches where you don't expect them, packing AVY gear for spring hunts, aurora chasing on Facebook, sign up to sponsor, marine core duty in the White House, President duty and being chosen, Whitehouse secrets, coming to Alaska with President Obama, coming back to Alaska to play, getting to Kenai, Endurance, Aurora Australis, keeping spots secret, don't be dissing Coleman, elk hunting in Utah, Logistics and Gear, moose camp luxuries, Jackery, portable chargers, paddle boarding with BOTE, Valdez Board man, you have to be there for the career photo, Aaron Sweeney lazy Susan and sign work, Jacks Trivia , How many named Glaciers in Alaska, unnamed, favorite glacier, Inuit northern lights are the life cycle of the spirits, Mr Steel, gear talk, Hunting, bear encounter on Raspberry island   Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com Support on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject Follow on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject

Happy Thursday! It's March 31, 2023 and today, we're talking about the Northern Territory and the Aurora Australis in Tasmania! Come join us.   And get involved! Send us an email with a question or suggestion for us to learn about, to MorningKids@sca.com.au. Morning Kids is a LiSTNR Original Production, hosted by Virginia Lette. This episode was scripted by Shannon Reid. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.Aurora Australis in Tasmania - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/cylce-of-vibrant-aurora-australis-tasmania-not-a-one-off/102146790See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stopping climate change… with moon dust? An X-Class Solar Flare, studying Venus, a Damaged Soyuz and strange spokes on Saturn.

It's not time to leave opals behind just yet! We've got More Magnificent Opals. Specifically, the very best of the best. The biggest, the rarest, the most beautiful; come and meet the cast: the Olympic and Aurora Australis, a pair of Fire & Flame Queens, a Black Prince, a Red Emperor, and a very impressive Halley... This is the pinnacle, the ultimate opals. Like so many epic gemstones, they each have their own tangled history: robberies, suicide, touring the world, million dollar auctions, and... changing the prehistoric fossil records? Yes. All this and more, on More Magnificent Opals.Please leave a rating/review if you're enjoying the podcast! It makes a huge difference in the algorithm to help the showPatreon for exclusive bonus episodes & merchandise: https://www.patreon.com/teaandgemstonespodcastWriter, Producer, Host - Jennifer Sieverling Music - Joseph McDade & Audionautix ---Stay Sparkly

Are we rethinking the Big Bang? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore features of the James Webb Space Telescope, magnetism and how the aurora borealis works, and if the Big Bang is being debunked. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-big-bang-dilemma/Photo Credit: United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface. He had become the first eye-witness of a major Coronal Mass Ejection or CME. And it was headed straight for earth. Seventeen hours later, the night sky in North America lit up like the day. Aurora Borealis, typically only seen near the north pole, were visible as far south as Colombia. In the southern hemisphere, Aurora Australis were visible North of Brisbane. A few hours later, on September 2, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. Our magnetic field was immediately overpowered and created chaos around the world. Nobody had ever seen anything like this before. This became known as the Carrington Event. At the time, scientists thought this was a unique phenomenon. It wasn't. It's happened before, it's happened since and it will happen again. And when it does, it could be the worst natural disaster in human history. Let's find out why.

What happens when two galaxies collide? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic cohost Chuck Nice answer questions about explosions, asteroids, quarks, and all things that go BOOM. Was our Big Bang someone elses Big Rip?NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-cosmic-collisions/Thanks to our Patrons badutjelek2000, Dominik Appl, Justin Quinones, Sandra Makela, REGAN MCGEE, Dana S., Howard Clemetson, George Sharabidze, GR 只, and RK Threethreethree for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA

"Rebecca Hartman-Kearns a graduate of the South Australian School of Art is an exciting artist working in the field of glass.Rebecca has exhibited in a variety of national galleries such as Adelaide Festival Centre, Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design Centre and the SA Museum's "Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize", Apotz Cruz, Hahndorf Academy and Amy Worth Gallery. Rebecca also had a solo show during the "Art in the East End, Come Out Festival" where she was awarded the "Mancorps Critics Choice Award".In 2005 the International Glass Art Society Conference was hosted in Adelaide where Rebecca was awarded third prize in the International Student Exhibition. This international recognition of her unique and original work resulted in an invitation to exhibit in a two-person show "Aurora Australis" at the "Luniverre Gallery", Paris. In 2009 Rebecca was one of 3 Australian Glass artists to be invited to exhibit in "Glashart 2009" held in the Netherlands which resulted in her work being collected to appear in the prestigious "Bragotti Gallery", Amsterdam.Rebecca's work has appeared in Publications such as Craft Arts International as well as the prestigious New Glass Review 26 and again in edition 28, where 895 artists from 40 countries submitted work to be chosen and her work was one of only 100 to be published.Her passion for exploring new ideas and creative ways of pushing past boundaries in her making process, concept development and presentation, has resulted in Rebecca establishing a significant profile as a South Australian artist."https://www.artworxgallery.com.au/artworx-artists/rebecca-hartman-kearnsArtworx Online Galleryhttps://www.artworxgallery.com.au/online-gallery"Artworx Gallery & Gifts opened in October 2005 in the historic river port of Goolwa, 80 kilometres south of South Australia's capital city of Adelaide. Within months of opening, it had established itself as a must-see venue and within a year was being hailed as the finest contemporary gallery on the Fleurieu.Its success has been confirmed by the SA Great organisation and the Southern Alexandrina Business Association, who have both made special Awards to Artworx in recognition of the gallery's contribution to the local arts scene and local artists.Displaying original art, jewellery, sculptures and gifts, Artworx Gallery and Gifts is located in the centre of Goolwa's heritage precinct, in an 1850s stone cottage and warehouse near the town's restaurants, hotels and historic wharf and railway station, where paddle steamers and steam trains rule........https://www.artworxgallery.com.au/Artworx Location in South Australiahttps://www.artworxgallery.com.au/location"I think Rebecca and I could have talked for hours which would have been a very long podcast!  I love Rebecca's energy, passion for social issues and her amazing artistic talent to produce beautiful and thought provoking art. Rebecca to me is a great example of an Entrepreneurial Artist, taking risks, pushing herself artistically while keeping a good balance between business and art.  It was such a pleasure to meet Rebecca and I suspect that we will keep in touch with many more chats to come!"Tania Ingerson Podcaster/Founder TEA The Entrepreneurial Artist PodcastI would like to acknowledge that music played on my Podcast is an original tune"One Thing Led to Another"  by  David Innocente, Jazz Musician/Artisthttps://www.innocente.com.au/

Grab your parkas, put on those winter boots, don't forget those big ol mittens and hang out with us tonight as we head to the place where the coldest temperature on earth has ever been recorded, a mild -89.2°C (-128.6°F). Maybe we should bring swim trunks instead, eh? Well, aside from the coldest temps known anywhere, there is also possibly Nazis, maybe a hole to the center of the earth, a blood waterfall, and giant sea spiders with legs ranging up to 70cm, and for those of you who aren't sure if that's big or not cus we're a bunch of archaic buttholes that don't do metric… It's big.. Like close to 28 inches big… oh and how could we forget… the Penguins!! Lots of penguins! Well, if you haven't figured it out yet, we're heading to Antarctica! We're going to be discussing the continent and find out a little about it and then we'll talk about some creepy natural things going on and of course creepy conspiracies. It should be a fun one so let's get going!!!   So let's learn a little about Antarctica first off. Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Most of Antarctica is a polar desert, with annual precipitation of 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland; yet 80% of the world's freshwater reserves are stored there, enough to raise global sea levels by about 60 metres (200 ft) if all of it were to melt. The temperature in Antarctica has dropped to −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) (or even −94.7 °C or −138.5 °F, as measured from space), although the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F). Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Vegetation, where it occurs, is tundra. Wanna know some fun facts… Well, tough shit negative Nancy, we're gonna tell ya anyways.    Antarctica holds most of the world's fresh water An incredible 60-90% of the world's freshwater is locked in Antarctica's vast ice sheet. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest on Earth, covering an incredible 14 million km² (5.4 million square miles) of Antarctic mountain ranges, valleys and plateaus. This leaves only 1% of Antarctica permanently ice-free. Some areas are ice-free in the summer, including many of the areas we visit on the Antarctic Peninsula.   At its deepest, Antarctica's ice is 4.5km (2.7 miles) thick – that's half the height of Mt Everest! Again, If it all melted, global sea levels would rise about 60 m (200 ft).   As mentioned, Antarctica is a desert With all of that fresh water held in the ice sheet, how could Antarctica be a desert?   When most of us think of deserts we think of sand dunes, cactuses and sizzling temperatures, but technically a desert doesn't have to be hot or sandy, it's more about how much precipitation the area receives as rain, snow, mist or fog. A desert is any region that receives very little annual precipitation.   The average annual rainfall at the South Pole over the past 30 years was just over 10 mm (0.4 in). Although there is more precipitation towards the coast, the average across the continent is low enough to classify Antarctica as a polar desert.   So, while Antarctica may be covered in ice, it has taken an incredible 45 million years to grow to its current thickness, because so little rain falls there.   As well as being one of the driest continents on Earth, Antarctica is also the coldest, windiest and highest.   Antarctica used to be as warm as Melbourne Australia! Given that the coldest ever land temperature was recorded in Antarctica of -89.2°C (-128.6°F), it can be hard to imagine Antarctica as a warm, temperate paradise. But Antarctica hasn't always been an icy land locked in the grip of a massive ice sheet. In fact, Antarctica was once almost as warm as Melbourne is today.   Researchers have estimated that 40-50 million years ago, temperatures across Antarctica reached up to 17°C (62.6°F). Scientists have also found fossils showing that Antarctica was once covered with verdant green forests and inhabited by dinosaurs!   The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth The Antarctic Peninsula is warming more quickly than many other areas on Earth. In fact, it is one of the most rapidly warming areas on the planet. Over the past 50 years, average temperatures across the Antarctic Peninsula have increased by 3°C (37.4°F), five times the average increase on Earth.   This has led to some changes, for example where and when penguins form colonies and sea ice forms. It also means that the lush mosses of the Antarctic Peninsula have a slightly longer growing season.   There is no Antarctic time zone The question of time in Antarctica is a tricky one. At the South Pole the lines of longitude, which give us different time zones around the globe, all meet at a single point. Most of Antarctica experiences 6 months of constant daylight in summer and 6 months of darkness in winter. Time starts to feel a little different without the normal markers for day and night.   Scientists working in Antarctica generally stay in the time zone of the country they departed from, but this can cause some issues. For example, on the Antarctic Peninsula you can find stations from Chile, China, Russia, the UK and many other countries. You can imagine that if all of these neighbouring stations keep to their home time zones it could get a little confusing trying to share data and resources without accidentally waking one another up in the middle of the night!   For travellers with Aurora Expeditions, they generally stay on Ushuaia time – unless they're travelling to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Then they adjust to their local times, changing as they travel.   Every way is north! If you stand at the South Pole, you are at the southernmost point on Earth. It doesn't matter which way you look, every direction is north. So why do we talk about the Antarctic Peninsula as being in West Antarctica, and the section directly south of Australia as East Antarctica?   It's based on the prime meridian, an imaginary line which passes through Greenwich in the UK at 0 degrees of longitude. If you stand at the South Pole and face towards Greenwich, everything to your left is west Antarctica and everything to your right is east Antarctica. Got that?   Antarctica has active volcanoes Antarctica is home to several volcanoes and two of them are active. Mount Erebus, the second-highest volcano in Antarctica, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. Located on Ross Island, this icebound volcano has some unique features such as ice fumaroles and twisted ice statues that form around gases that seep from vents near the volcanic crater.   The first ascent of Mt Erebus was made in 1908, when a team led by Australian scientist Edgeworth David, and including Douglas Mawson, completed an arduous and very chilly five day climb to the steaming crater.   The second active volcano is on Deception Island, a volcanic caldera in the South Shetland Islands. Once home to a thriving whaling station and later a scientific station, it was abandoned after the most recent eruption in 1969, and today it is a fascinating place that we visit on some of our Antarctic Peninsula voyages.   Antarctica has its own Treaty When humans caught their first glimpse of Antarctica in 1820, it was the only continent without an indigenous population. Several nations quickly made claims to the continent, which led to significant tension. While some countries argued that Antarctica was rightfully theirs, others heartily disagreed.   As tension mounted, everyone agreed on the need for a peaceful resolution. In December 1959, 12 countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, an unprecedented international agreement to govern the continent together as a reserve for peace and science. Since then, 41 other countries have signed the Treaty and participate in annual meetings, where decisions are made about how human activity in Antarctica is managed. All decisions made within the Antarctic Treaty System are made by consensus, with collaboration and agreement as the central pillars. Today, the Antarctic Treaty System has expanded to include strict guidelines for commercial fishing, sealing, and a complete ban on mining and mineral exploration.    We got those fun facts  from Aurora expeditions. Com   So let's look at some of the weird natural phenomena that goes on in Antarctica.    You guys like weird sounds? Well we got weird sounds for you. Scientists and researchers at the Ross ice shelf have recorded a slow seismic hum being generated by wind whipping across the Antarctic ice shelves. The scientists also discovered that the frequency of the vibrations changed in response to changing weather conditions on the shelf — when the temperature rose or fell, for instance, and when storms resculpted the shelf's snow dunes. The firn was "alive with vibration," Douglas MacAyeal, a glaciologist at the University of Chicago, said in a written commentary that accompanied the paper. "This vibration was found to be driven by the wind blowing across the firn layer and interacting with the intrinsic roughness of the surface called sastrugi." MacAyeal also offered a more poetic description of the sound, comparing it to "the buzz produced by thousands of cicada bugs when they overrun the tree canopy and grasses in late summer."   Julien Chaput, a geophysicist and mathematician at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and the leader of the research, told NBC News MACH in an email that the sound was "a little like yodeling, except with 10 people all singing in dissonance. It's a little eerie." But the singing ice is more than a sonic curiosity. Chaput and his colleagues argue in their paper that it might be possible to tap into seismic data to help monitor the health of ice shelves, which have been thinning in response to global warming — and causing sea levels to rise around the world. so that's all pretty crazy. Antarctica is singing to us. (Play sound)   Ever hear of a solar pillar? Well you're about to. The air in Antarctica is frequently very dry. The low temperatures mean that little or no water vapour is held in the air, instead it freezes and falls out, or builds up on surfaces as frost. Sometimes however, depending on the particular atmospheric conditions, the frozen water vapour remains in the air as suspended ice crystals. In these conditions the crystals can reflect sunlight in a variety of ways forming atmospheric phenomena of different types.   One of these phenomena is the "Solar Pillar" in the picture. The sun is reflected very strongly off tiny suspended flat ice crystals in the air which are oriented at or almost horizontally, so that the reflection is almost as bright as the sun itself. Like a rainbow, this sight depends on the viewing angle, where the light is coming from and where the observer is standing. The pillar appears to move when the observer moves, but always remains directly below the sun because the ice crystals are found throughout the air but only act as mirrors for the sun at the correct viewing angle.   Most of you have heard of the northern lights, but did you know there are southern lights? The Southern Lights, commonly known as the Aurora Australis, is one of the world's greatest wonders. The Southern lights are much more elusive than their Northern Hemisphere counterpart-Aurora Borealis. There is significantly less land mass in the Southern Hemisphere and fewer ideal viewing spots to see the Aurora. However, the Southern Lights are just as, if not more, impressive. Boasting a breathtaking colour palette that goes beyond the green and blues commonly seen at the Northern Lights, to include pinks, purples, oranges and golds.   Here's a little nerdy science for ya: The Aurora Australis phenomenon occurs when charged particles from solar winds bombard the Earth's atmosphere and interact with gases in our planet.   These highly energised particles are emitted from the sun and smash into the Earth's magnetic field at more than 6 million kilometres per hour.   For the most part, Earth is protected from solar winds by the magnetosphere, which sounds like Magneto from the X-Men franchise's bachelor pad. The magnetosphere is a region of space that surrounds the Earth's magnetic field and has a primary purpose of preventing cosmic rays, such as solar winds from entering Earth's atmosphere. However, occasionally, at particular times of the year, a few charged particles from solar winds make their way through the magnetosphere into our atmosphere. The charged particles move along the Earth's magnetic field lines towards the south and north pole. When they reach the each pole, they collide with atoms in the atmosphere, particularly nitrogen and oxygen, and become increasingly charged. Once the electrons settle back down to their normal level of excitement they glow, creating the magnificent light display, we know as an Aurora.   One more fun natural thing for you guys and probably the creepiest. BLOOD FALLS! THIS FIVE-STORY, BLOOD-RED WATERFALL POURS very slowly out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. When geologists first discovered the frozen waterfall in 1911, they thought the red color came from algae, but it's true nature turned out to be much more spectacular.   Roughly two million years ago, the Taylor Glacier sealed beneath it a small body of water which contained an ancient community of microbes. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, they have remained there ever since, isolated inside a natural time capsule. Evolving independently of the rest of the living world, these microbes exist in a place with no light or free oxygen and little heat, and are essentially the definition of “primordial ooze.” The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the waterfall its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within. If you've never seen the falls it's pretty awesome and metal. We'll post pics for sure.   Ok so enough of the sciency and nerdy stuff let's get into the crazy shit.    The first one is a fun one. In 2020 a clip from Google Earth was loaded onto youtube showing what appears to be an ice ship! So what exactly is it? Well friends, it depends on what you want to believe. The video sparked a conversation of epic conspiracy proportions! Some think that the "ship" is something connected to a secret Nazi base, which we'll get to later. Others claim ties to the secret elite and illuminati.    “I was told a couple of years ago that there are ships built underground somewhere on upper east coast (like the ones in the movie 2012) to save the rich and powerful when canary islands get hit with massive earthquake that will take out east coast,” one commenter wrote.    Other theory's range from military and government cover ups to some claiming it to be Noah's ark. The mundane exfoliation is that it's our minds playing a trick on us… but that's fucking lame and we're going with the fact that it's something creepy and crazy!!   Another fun thing found by Google Earth is a giant mountain sized alien face. Yes you heard right. And if you don't think this is leading to crazy talk… You are seriously mistaken.    Conspiracy theorists Blake and Brett Cousins – of YouTube channel thirdphaseofmoon – shared their thoughts on the Google Earth image.   "It appears to be a massive, ancient structure of some kind of face that is being revealed for the first time on Google Earth,” Blake said in his video.   "I would have to concur that whatever we're looking at resembles some sort of megastructure."   Brett added: "Could this be something that was left behind by the ancient civilisations of Antarctica?   "Ice melting could be revealing structures that would baffle the world."    There it is folks, a giant alien face structure hiding a civilization under Antarctica. Can't argue with the facts. I mean I guess you could say that it's just a case of pareidolia but that's not really that fun so… You know… Alien civilization it is.    Speaking of aliens, A video posted to an “alien" sub-section on Reddit shows how zooming in on a certain area of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands reveals a mysterious vast section of disturbed snow. It shows what looks like something that crashed into the snow and skidded some 3000ft. Of course that brought out the nut jobs, and moody, claiming that it is a ufo crash site.    Reddit user Hey-man-Shabozi captioned the post: "What's over 200ft long, casts a shadow of 50ft, and appears to have crashed on an antarctic  island, moving so fast that it slid over 3,000ft?”   The island, located near Antarctica, has a strange snow formation in the area near Mount Carse.   It looks very similar to an avalanche but the video posted on Reddit goes into detail about how it could be more than what it seems. The main point of contention for the Reddit user is that there appears to be a long thin object that has created a lengthy straight track away from the disrupted area as if it crashed at speed. The Reddit user estimated that the tracks were more than 3,000 feet long.   He also claims to have worked out that the object responsible was 200 feet long.   Let's be honest… If you can't trust a reddit user… Who can you trust these days? Of course most people will say “oh it was just a big rock falling during an avalanche”, but everyone else who actually knows… They know it's a ufo. And they all know that the claims of a rock falling during an avalanche is just another global cover up to hide the fact that there are aliens.  Another one comes thanks to a visual grab from Google Earth, which seems to suggest that there might actually be a tall building standing on the ice in Antarctica. These findings have been uploaded to YouTube Channel MrMBB33 (who coincidentally was also responsible for finding the ice ship we discussed earlier) and the conspiracy theorist who runs this channel suggests that this structure is as much as 2,000 feet in height and the width spans six football fields. Viewers are clearly interested in what they are seeing. “Strange that all countries want to take over land but no country claims Antarctica. I think there is something they know that we don't," comments a user Lorrie Battistoni. Another user suggested that something on the lines of the Project Iceworm was active in Antarctica—the Project Iceworm was a then top-secret project of the United States Army which attempted to build a network of tunnel based and mobile nuclear missile launch sites under the ice sheet in Greenland. Equally, there are sceptics who suggest this is nothing more than a block of ice, albeit with a slightly different shape.     Since we brought up tunnels, there's supposedly an air vent on top of a “metallic shield” in a no-fly zone on the icy continent. Estimates are that the area is over 150 feet wide — based on measurements using Google Earth tools. Its two distinctive features: a pitch-black “opening” and a metal-like “shield.”   "That looks like some sort of vent, a thermal vent that goes underground. You can tell that the snow is darker than any other snow in the surrounding area,” one person said “That would imply to me that there is heat transfer going on” and suggests the top section is some metal or metal alloy man-made structure “over an opening that goes underground.   Someone else points out there is no volcanic activity nearby: “It is just there all by itself.”   So what is it? Just a cave? A man made structure hiding a secret underground base? Should we just go back to aliens for this one? What do you guys think? Ok how about Hitler and the Nazis? Well since people believe there are Nazis and maybe even Hitler himself still hiding out in Antarctica. This theory originates from a story about a Nazi expedition to Antarctica.  The story says that while exploring and mapping the area, they uncovered a multitude of underground caves and rivers.  One of the caves was particularly large and was turned into a large city that would be home to both Nazi's and other powerful groups, like the illuminati.  Along the way, the Germans either came across alien technology or made contact with the aliens.  The Germans learned how to use the technology and were able to build a number of weapons.  This belief is extraordinary because there is no evidence that the Nazis ever did, or were even capable of building such a base.  Geologist and Oceanographer, Colin Summerhayes, partnered with journalist and historian, Peter Beeching, to examine evidence about Antarctica and the Nazis. In  support of this claim is the fact that the Nazis did at one point carry out an expedition to Antarctica in 1938.  Many conspiracy theorists claim that this was a large-scale expedition, with militarized and scientific ships. Another bit of evidence for this theory is about the Nazi's agreeing to The Antarctic treaty.  The treaty makes Antarctica a research zone and states that Antarctica cannot be targeted in any way by bombs or missiles.  Conspiracy theorists jump on this and say why would Nazi Germany sign this agreement?  The claim is that they signed this agreement to deter other nations from visiting Antarctica and stumbling upon their base and the research being done there.  There has been no evidence found to corroborate that point.  Additionally, some claim that Hitler himself is actually in Antarctica.  The evidence for this idea is based on the claim that a German ship arrived at an Argentinian base located in Antarctica after the war ended.  Another popular conspiracy theory is that Hitler escaped to Argentina at the end of the war, and so therefore he was picked up by a German ship, and sent to Antarctica to live at the secret bunker.  However there is no evidence that Hitler ever made it to Argentina or that the supposed German boat ever went to Argentina's Antarctic base… At least that's what they want you to believe! Since there have been other strange military activity there such as supposed German boats coming or the U.S. project “Operation Highjump”, since people really think that this is a feasible thing. Of course These strange events, and the lack of information around them, often lead people to conclude that it must be because there is something going on there that the government doesn't want us to know about.  Many of these beliefs actually come from Flat Earth.  Flat Earthers often propose that it is illegal to go to Antarctica and has a constant military presence, that's why none of them can go investigate if the ice wall is out there.  There is a subgroup of flat earth who believes that part of the reason you “can't go” to Antarctica is because of the Nazi base there. So think about that one...flat earthers believing there are Nazis bases in Antarctica… Good Lord. In 1978, Miguel Serrano, a Chilean diplomat and Nazi sympathizer, published El Cordón Dorado: Hitlerismo Esotérico [The Golden Thread: Esoteric Hitlerism] (in Spanish), in which he claimed that Adolf Hitler was an Avatar of Vishnu and was, at that time, communing with Hyperborean gods in an underground Antarctic base in New Swabia. Serrano predicted that Hitler would lead a fleet of UFOs from the base to establish the Fourth Reich. In popular culture, this alleged UFO fleet is referred to as the Nazi flying saucers from Antarctica. Oh boy. We really gotta figure out if the Nazis are on the moon or in Antarctica!   How about pyramids… You like pyramids? We got pyramids… maybe. THE oldest pyramids on Earth are hidden away under the deep cold snow of Antarctica, conspiracy theorists have shockingly claimed . Ancient alien theorists who are certain secret pyramids are concealed all around the globe, think some may be hidden on Antarctica. Conspiracy theorists, in particular, point to a pyramid-like structure near the Shackleton mountain range on the icy continent. The “pyramid” in question, when viewed on satellite imagery, does appear to have four steep sides much like the Great Pyramid of Giza. Conspiracy theory author David Childress told Ancient Aliens there is a distinct possibility the Shackleton pyramid is the oldest of its kind on Earth.   He said: “If this gigantic pyramid in Antarctica is an artificial structure, it would probably be the oldest pyramid on the planet and in fact, it might be the master pyramid that all the other pyramids on planet Earth were designed to look like.” Another conspiracy theorist agreed, saying: "All the way around the world we find evidence of pyramid structures.   "We should start looking at the possibility there was habitation on Antarctica.   "Was it a lost civilization? Could it be ancient astronauts?   "And just maybe, the earliest monuments of our own civilization came from Antarctica.”    But the theory was challenged by Dr Michael Salla, author of Exopolitics Political Implications of the Extraterrestrial Presence. The alien expert argued the Antarctic pyramid is just one node in a global network of power-generating pyramids strategically placed around Earth.   A popular pyramid conspiracy claims the triangular structures act as power generators of sorts, built for the purpose of transiting vast amounts of energy wirelessly.   Dr Salla said: “There has been extensive research done on pyramids throughout the world, in terms of their structure and what they really are.   “One of the theories is that pyramids are power generators and so if you have these pyramids strategically placed around the world generating a charge, it's possible to create a general standing wave around the world that is a wireless transmission of energy.”   Also There is a claim that the British set up a base called Maudheim-1 (there are no records) in Dronning Maud Land during the war to observe the apparent Nazi base, this was supposedly attacked by the Nazis in July 1945 followed by SAS led (failed) retaliatory attacks from October to December that year.   How about a couple quick hits:    Some think that the remains of a  Motte and Bailey castle were uncovered. Motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to build with unskilled labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from Normandy and Anjou in France, into the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th century. The Normans introduced the design into England and Wales. Motte-and-bailey castles were adopted in Scotland, Ireland, the Low Countries and Denmark in the 12th and 13th centuries.    The structure is about 120m across which makes it of the appropriate size range and has two sort-of circles, though the whole thing appears to be more or less completely flat rather than having any significant raised earthworks which in part define a Motte and Bailey castle, the mounds of such castles in towns, cities and in the countryside in Europe are particularly enduring across the centuries. There's a scientific explanation for it but that doesn't stop people from believing what they want.    Then of course you have the flat earthers . There is a weird conspiracy theory that Antarctica and the South Pole do not exist. This belief is most common among flat-earthers who claim that our planet is flat. Flat-earthers believe that the North Pole is at the center of the world while the South Pole surrounds the Earth. According to flat-earthers, Antarctica is actually a thick wall about 30 to 60 meters (100 to 200 ft.) high that surrounds our planet. The wall stops everything from falling over the edge of the Earth. Flat-earthers say we cannot confirm the existence of the wall because world governments and the United Nations have strict no-fly and no-sail zones around Antarctica. Conspiracy theorists believe that the British Captain Cook is one of the few humans to have ever seen the wall apart from government agents. Supposedly, Captain Cook reported seeing the huge wall during the three voyages he made to Antarctica. The wall covered the entire coastline, and he could not land anywhere because it was just too tall to climb.   Speaking if stupid, we touched on this not long ago so we'll just mention it in passing… But apparently there's a hole at the south pole that is the entrance to the hollow earth...I mean… Come On people… Is this where we are as a society??   Going along with this theory of a hole at the pole, there are people that think the world is hiding that fact with a fake south pole. So when people go to the spot that is thought to be the south pole is actually an arbitrary random spot chosen by the powers of the world to throw everyone off the trail of hollow earth.    Some people also believe that there is actually a tropical region that is  hidden in Antarctica. Yes, a tropical region. Some say it is in the no fly zone that is also attributed to the spot where the hole to hollow earth is… we think these guys should fight it out. To the death. Like, no survivors. On the other hand there is recent evidence that there used to be rain forests on the continent so maybe the believers aren't as crazy as we think. Just kidding. They're nuttier than squirrel turds.   Some other crackpots also really believe Antarctica is the Land of The Ancient Race of Super-Beings With Big Angular Heads. Some of them tried to leave many years ago and made it to Easter Island where their enormous weight made them sink into the ground and a simple common bacterial infection turned them to stone. The bacterium cannot live in Antarctica so they continue their highly sophisticated secret society under the ice, dude we can't make this stuff up. Maybe it was Medusa… see, we can make shit up, too!   And finally… Is Antarctica really the lost city of atlantis? The theory that Antarctica is Atlantis is a relatively new one, dating back to the mid 20th Century.   According to Charles Hapgood's 1958 book 'Earth's Shifting Crust',  the continent of Antarctica was in fact originally much further north than its current position. Due to the shifting of the Earth's crust, the continent was displaced, and the climate of the continent, which had been mild, plummeted to below freezing.   This shift in location and temperature has led some to argue that an ancient Civilisation existed on the continent, which was subsequently destroyed by this monumental geographical realignment.   In 2016, faint credence was given to this claim with the revelation that remains of a human settlement had been found under the Antarctic ice.   One report claimed, 'the pictures, taken using remote sensing photography for NASA's Operation IceBridge mission to Antarctica, show what online sleuths believe could be a city.' 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Phil Hoffmann joins Tony Pilkington on FIVEaa with special guest Chad Carey, co-founder of Chimu Adventures to talk about the spectacular Southern Lights flight where you can view the Aurora Australis and see the stars as you've never seen them before aboard a Qantas Dreamliner 787-9, plus tropical Queensland holidays and more!

This podcast tells what to do in Tasmania in winter. This content is available in Russian only. - Обычно зимой все едут на север - греться и купаться. А что, если отправиться на холодный юг? В этом подкасте вас ждет рассказ о том, чем заняться в Тасмании зимой.

Intrepid travel writer Susan Elliott chased the Aurora Australis

Ian Ridpath has been a full-time writer, editor, broadcaster, and lecturer on astronomy and space since 1972. He lectures regularly on Northern Lights expedition cruises to Norway. In this episode, Ian shares with us his knowledge on the causes of Northern Lights, the best time and months to see them, the best places to see them and the process of photographing Northern Lights.Time Stamps :03:42 : Why are Northern Lights called Aurora Borealis ?04:48 : What do Northern Lights look like ? Can Northern Lights be seen with the naked eye ?06:44 : Can I see the stars and the Milky Way along with the Northern Lights ?07:34 : Does the presence of the Moon influence observation of Northern Lights ?08:45 : Why are northern lights green ?11:13 : What causes the Northern Lights ?15:12 : Are the Northern Lights dangerous ?16:20 : When are Northern Lights visible ? Do the Northern Lights happen every night ?18:50 : Which month is best to see the Northern Lights ?20:24 : Where are the best places to see the northern lights ?21:36 : How far south can I see the Northern Lights ?23:25 : Can Northern Lights be predicted ? How does one forecast Northern Lights ?25:23 : What is the Kp index with respect to Northern Lights ?26:31 : Are the Southern Lights like Northern Lights ?27:58 : Process of photographing the Northern Lights30:50 : Can I take photographs of the Northern Lights with my smartphone ? Useful Links and Resources :Ian RidpathSpace Weather If you liked this episode, please consider buying me a coffee.

The retired Aurora Australis was built at Carrington Slipways upriver from Newcastle and is the only Australian-made...

A flight to nowhere is looking to be a popular travel option in 2021.Travel company Viva Expeditions is teaming up with Air New Zealand to offer a sight seeing trip of the Aurora Australis - or Southern Lights - in March.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will depart Christchurch for the top of Antarctica, and return 10 hours later.Viva Expeditions director Rachel Williams told Tim Downer her team is working with an astrophysicist to ensure the best possible experience."He's working very hard with us to make sure we predict all the correct dates and everything goes smoothly from the astronomy side of things."She says tickets sales are already going well."The top cabin has now sold out. We've had an amazing response to the flights. People want to go somewhere."  

His name is George and he's a bit of a legend.

His name is George and he's a bit of a legend.

His name is George and he's a bit of a legend.

When the icebreaker runs aground and leaves you stranded in Antarctica, what's a scientist to do?

When the icebreaker runs aground and leaves you stranded in Antarctica, what's a scientist to do?

When the icebreaker runs aground and leaves you stranded in Antarctica, what's a scientist to do?

Avustralya Tarım Su ve Çevre Bakanlığı’nın bir parçası olan Avustralya Antarktika Programı’nın 30 yıllık buz kırıcısı Aurora Australis geçtiğimiz günlerde son seferini yaptı. Aurora Australis’in yerini alacak Nuyina ise geçtiğimiz günlerde Romanya’da inşa edildiği tersaneden son testlerinin yapılacağı Hollanda’ya gitmek üzere İstanbul ve Çanakkale Boğazlarından geçti.

Checking in with Anthea Fisher Anthea works in operations and logistics in some of the most remote places in the world. Supporting medical programs for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in the developing world, as a field guide and logistics manager in the Antarctic and supporting expeditions to the Himalaya. She has over a decade of experience in mountain rescue, leading search and rescue teams in New Zealand and Antarctica. Your free Strategy Session We talk about: How Anthea got involved in such interesting remote jobs and she lets us know more about her profession What challenges she faces and how she deals with them What is so demanding in her international work and also mentally Anthea describes her work in the Mt. Everest Base Camp and her work with the Sherpas What mental and physical subjects show up in the mountaineers at Mt. Everest Base Camp and on the way up to the summit The earthquake that happened in 2015 when she was the Base Camp Manager for Adventure Consultants The Heli crash Anthea was involved in December 2013 when she flew out to a very remote area in the Antarctica Further plans she has in the future Your free Strategy Session What Anthea has done so far: Since 2010 has been involved in mountain search and rescue, in NZ and Antarctica Teaching avalanche courses in the winter and during the summer seasons she’s heads “South” to Antarctica, where she has worked as a Field Guide, leading groups of scientists into some of the most remote and untouched corners of the planet. More recently she has sailed south, working on the Australian resupply vessel, as the Deputy Voyage Leader, overseeing cargo operations for the once-a-year station resupply on the icebreaking ship, the Aurora Australis. 2015 - 2018 Base Camp Manager for Adventure Consultants Everest Expedition. Since 2017 has worked for MSF. Most recently to Mozambique in 2019 following cyclone Idai, to manage the logistics for a cholera treatment center. Between this, she has been working towards completing a Masters in International Public Health, something she has had to fit between being at home and being in remote locations with limited internet connections. At present, she has her bags packed, waiting for final confirmation of travel details, to head out again to support MSF and the projects they are working on globally. Ressources to check out: Anthea Fisher on Instagram Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International Adventure Consultants Sherpa Future Fund Your free Strategy Session

Historian Liam Byrne discusses the early lives of two former Labor Prime Ministers in his new book, Becoming John Curtin and James Scullin: The Making of the Modern Labor Party, 1876 –1921. Marine biologist Sarah Laverick talks about Antarctica, World Ocean Day, and her book, Through Ice & Fire: The Adventures, Science and People Behind Australia's Famous Icebreaker Aurora Australis. Plus Ben Eltham chats about the latest in federal politics.

Australia's icebreaker transported thousands of researchers to Antarctica, but it's being replaced by a shinier, newer model.

A non profit organisation is attempting to save Australia's retiring icebreaker ship from an uncertain future before it's being replaced. - Μια με κερδοσκοπική οργάνωση επιθυμεί να αγοράσει το παγοθραυστικό πλοίο της Αυστραλίας και να διατηρήσει την ιστορια του μετατρέποντας το σε μουσείο.

As a child, Lauren often journeyed to the astral planes, mingling with the spirits and angels that inhabit the celestial realm. Lauren understood, even then, that physical reality is just a part of the entire Creation. While on this ‘trips’, Lauren learned that of many life times as a psychic and healer. These experiences culminated at age 12 when in a dream, Lauren was given information that the path of this lifetime would deviate greatly from Lauren’s traditional upbringing, and that Lauren was destined to become a spiritual pioneer. As with many Psychics, Lauren pushed these controversial ideas down and set out to live life as normally as possible.Lauren went on to become an accomplished athlete in high school and college, representing the United States internationally in Women’s Fast Pitch Softball. At age 18, while competing in an International Softball World Series event in Brisbane, Australia, Lauren was awoken by ‘lights in the sky’. Lauren’s left brain reasoned these lights must be the Aurora Australis but at the same time, information was flooding the right brain, filling it with startling psychic impressions. Again, Lauren tried to ignore this strange occurrence and focused on career.Years later, as a successful quality engineer for a Fortune 100 company, Lauren was ignoring True Self and the important reasons for re-incarnating. Finally, all the pieces seemed to come together when Lauren enrolled in a clairvoyance institute in San Diego for formal training. After two years of study, Lauren ‘remembered’ exactly who Lauren is meant to be as spirit, what Lauren’s spiritual purpose is, and left a long time corporate career to become a professional clairvoyant and teacher.With the help of Lauren’s Spirit Guide and Healing Master, Ankaijia, their Life Readings and Healings have benefited numerous clients across the globe. Healings are both spiritual and physical, with many people experiencing spiritual and physical cures to lifelong problems. Some of Lauren’s specialties include Energetic Athletic Training, Gender Non-Conformity and working on several hard science projects that are creating new hardware and software inventions that span science and spirituality.Additionally, Lauren offers clairvoyant training classes aimed at awakening the psychic hiding in us all. Lauren teaches specific tools for reading and navigating the astral plane, facilitating your personal healing and increasing your ability to heal others. Lauren believes that everyone has psychic capabilities. Lauren is the owner and director of Golden Rose Psychic Services and I recommend getting a reading from her or taking her classes here: Lauren is transgender and began his gender transition from female to male in July of 2015.Support the show (http://www.psychicbabes.com/podcast)

Om Shownotes ser konstiga ut så finns de på webben här också: https://www.enlitenpoddomit.se/e/en-liten-podd-om-it-avsnitt-263    Avsnitt 263 spelades in den 28:e april 2020 och eftersom att det heter Aurora borealis i norr och Aurora Australis i söder så handlar dagens avsnitt om:     FEEDBACK OCH BACKLOGG: * Johan känner sig som om han vore hemma i skåne eftersom att det snöat på tvären. * David har varid nerd och köpt en sak man kan sitta på (gamingstol) och en sak man kan spela in med (Ljudkort). * Björn har byggt soffa och väggar.    * BONUSLÄNK: https://www.ica.se/recept/krabbelurer-724257/     LYSSNARFRÅGA 1 från Anders: "Jag behöver få x-antal bra argument till varför jag ska köpa familjen ett Nintendo Switch."    * BONUSLÄNK 1: https://www.techradar.com/news/nintendo-switch-2     * BONUSLÄNK 2: https://www.sm128c.com/april2018/play-wii-u-games-on-nintendo-switch-usb-addon    LYSSNARFRÅGA 2 från Andreas) "1. Har insett att IT-branschen består till 99% av förkortningar. Kan ni förklara dom vanligaste man kan stöta på inom säkerhet?2. Det här med pentesting och social engineering på plats hos företag, där man exempelvis fysiskt försöker ta sig in i byggnaden och ta sig in i deras nätverk, hur vanligt är det med sånt i sverige?"   LYSSNARKOMMENTAR: * Frågan var vad Mats gjorde förra veckan. Försökte få surface-saker att funka på en Mac av nån anledning... gick "så där"     MICROSOFT * Diff-sync i One drive * Hur hanterar Mcrosoft sitt moln i och med de förändrade krav som Covid-19 ställer     APPLE * Textbugg i iOS * Laddar du på fel sida?     GOOGLE: * ändra känsligheten för "OK google" * Nya spel till Google stadia * Live caption till Android, kommer även att kunna köra för telefonsamtal.     Annan nyhet: * Tales from the Loop    * BONUSLÄNK: https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/illustration/artist-filip-hodas-on-creating-incredible-brand-new-pop-culture-dystopia-artwork-series/  *JOHAN ÄR ARG på USB-C    * BONUSLÄNK: Vad säger wikipeda om USB-C     SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY: * Björn: Den är gjord av äkta Plumbus!!! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P97VMVR * David: Arozzi Torretta gamingstol (-"Men du är ju ingen gamer, pappa!"), * Johan: Saker för att få ordning på vardagsrummet     EGNA LÄNKAR * En Liten Podd Om IT på webben * En Liten Podd Om IT på Facebook * En Liten Podd Om IT på Youtube * Ge oss gärna en recension    * https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/en-liten-podd-om-it/id946204577?mt=2#see-all/reviews     * https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/en-liten-podd-om-it-158069     LÄNKAR TILL VART MAN HITTAR PODDEN FÖR ATT LYSSNA: * Apple Podcaster (iTunes) * Overcast * Acast * Spotify * Stitcher   LÄNK TILL DISCORD DÄR MAN HITTAR LIVE STREAM + CHATT http://discord.enlitenpoddomit.se

Madeleine Habib is a master mariner and activist who has worked on and captained many vessels around the world. Madeline recorded her story of climate activism aboard the very vessel her story takes place, The Aurora Australis. Special Guest: Madeleine Habib. Support Climactic Links: "I will not be silenced" Deep in Antarctica Madeleine Habib fights for her right to speak on climate - Breakfast - ABC Radio Life in 500 Words: Madeleine Habib makes waves while on them - Turning Point - Life Matters - ABC Radio National See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Madeleine Habib is a master mariner and activist who has worked on and captained many vessels around the world. Madeline recorded her story of climate activism aboard the very vessel her story takes place, The Aurora Australis. Special Guest: Madeleine Habib. Support Climactic Links: "I will not be silenced" Deep in Antarctica Madeleine Habib fights for her right to speak on climate - Breakfast - ABC Radio Life in 500 Words: Madeleine Habib makes waves while on them - Turning Point - Life Matters - ABC Radio National Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Madeleine Habib is a master mariner and activist who has worked on and captained many vessels around the world.Madeline recorded her story of climate activism aboard the very vessel her story takes place, The Aurora Australis.Special Guest: Madeleine Habib.Support ClimacticLinks: "I will not be silenced" Deep in Antarctica Madeleine Habib fights for her right to speak on climate - Breakfast - ABC Radio Life in 500 Words: Madeleine Habib makes waves while on them - Turning Point - Life Matters - ABC Radio National See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Australian composer & conductor Gordon Hamilton discusses the joys, challenges, and wonder of composing his contemporary symphony 'Far South', during his trip to Antarctica onboard the Aurora Australis icebreaker. 'Far South' is having its World Premiere performance by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this week. Broadcast on 3 March 2020.

Historian Dr Chloe Ward from the EU Studies Centre at RMIT came in to discuss Boris Johnson's Britain and UK politics post-Brexit. Associate Professor Jessica Whyte, a political theorist and philosopher from The University of NSW, traces the origins of neoliberalism from 1947 and recounts how neoliberals hijacked human rights - this is all explored in her critically acclaimed book, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism. And Australian composer and conductor Gordon Hamilton on the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's World Premiere of Far South, inspired by his voyage to Casey Station, Antarctica onboard the icebreaker Aurora Australis. 

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are waving ribbons of green, red and purple in the sky. These curtains of light can be seen as far south as the South Pole. In the southern hemisphere, however, they're called the Aurora Australis. They can also sometimes be seen in New Zealand or Chile.

When the ship starts to cut through the ice, marine biologist Sarah Laverick feels the vibrations rumble through her body like a thunderstorm

A fascinating interview with New Zealand scientist and sailor; Josh Scarrow, who has spent time on the ice in Antartica on three different occasions, taking him to 85 degrees south, 2,800 metres high and temperatures below -20 degrees C. Josh is with the Antarctica NZ organisation and shares his sailing experience from Hobart to Antarctica on the 95m icebreaker Aurora Australis and his flying adventures both to and across Antartica. Josh is also a sailor at heart and his Pacific adventures have taken him from Auckland to Port Vila on a 60 foot catamaran. Josh shares his perspective on the melting ice caps and what it would take to raise the sea levels as much as 60 metres globally.  Visit Ocean Sailing Podcast for offshore sailing opportunities and podcast extras and follow us on Facebook.

In this episode, we explore, “who puts the northern lights in the sky?” Sometimes, nature is evil, which is where you get snakes. Sometimes, nature is weird, which is where you get axolotls. Other times it’s beautiful. And when that happens, you get the Northern (or Southern) Lights! Put how do they get there? Join us in finding out and laughing along the way! Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you’ve never questioned to ask and try... Read More Read More

It wasn't too long ago that humans thought the polar lights were signs from the afterlife. Thanks to a 19th century Norwegian, we now understand that they are a fascinating interplay with Earth's magnetic field and wind from the sun. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

It wasn't too long ago that humans thought the polar lights were signs from the afterlife. Thanks to a 19th century Norwegian, we now understand that they are a fascinating interplay with Earth's magnetic field and wind from the sun. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The warmest of the warm, the sharpest of the sharp. Two hours of uninterrupted, genre-agnostic instrumentals, as forevers.

Fill the hangout with fun photographers. See what happens! Frederick Van Johnson, Jared Polen (FroKnowsPhoto), Varina Patel, and Jay Patel join me to discuss their current photo projects and show us some of their work. Good stories and fun times! Also, since there seemed to be a lot of questions around my Aurora Australis photos, I did a Live how-to during the show. We finish the show sharing our G+ Photographer Discoveries: Ian Thomas, Adam Lerner, Brent Schnarr, and Michael Bonocore. Thanks to Leo Laporte, Tony Wang, Keith Barrett, and Dave Veffer for helping out with the whole production! Host: Trey Ratcliff Guest: Frederick Van Johnson Podcast Options - Get it for free FIRST via: Option 1: Subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/treys-variety-hour-video-large/id498909526 Option 2: Subscribe to My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/stuckincustoms Option 3: Other subscription options avail on the TWIT page at https://twit.tv/shows/treys-variety-hour

Fill the hangout with fun photographers. See what happens! Frederick Van Johnson, Jared Polen (FroKnowsPhoto), Varina Patel, and Jay Patel join me to discuss their current photo projects and show us some of their work. Good stories and fun times! Also, since there seemed to be a lot of questions around my Aurora Australis photos, I did a Live how-to during the show. We finish the show sharing our G+ Photographer Discoveries: Ian Thomas, Adam Lerner, Brent Schnarr, and Michael Bonocore. Thanks to Leo Laporte, Tony Wang, Keith Barrett, and Dave Veffer for helping out with the whole production! Host: Trey Ratcliff Guest: Frederick Van Johnson Podcast Options - Get it for free FIRST via: Option 1: Subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/treys-variety-hour-video-large/id498909526 Option 2: Subscribe to My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/stuckincustoms Option 3: Other subscription options avail on the TWIT page at https://twit.tv/shows/treys-variety-hour

Fill the hangout with fun photographers.See what happens!Frederick Van Johnson, Jared Polen (FroKnowsPhoto), Varina Patel, and Jay Patel join me to discuss their current photo projects and show us some of their work. Good stories and fun times! Also, since there seemed to be a lot of questions around my Aurora Australis photos, I did a Live how-to during the show. We finish the show sharing our G+ Photographer Discoveries: Ian Thomas, Adam Lerner, Brent Schnarr, and Michael Bonocore. Thanks to Leo Laporte, Tony Wang, Keith Barrett, and Dave Veffer for helping out with the whole production! Host: Trey Ratcliff Guest: Frederick Van Johnson Podcast Options - Get it for free FIRST via: Option 1: Subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/treys-variety-hour-video-large/id498909526 Option 2: Subscribe to My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/stuckincustoms Option 3: Other subscription options avail on the TWIT page at https://twit.tv/shows/treys-variety-hour

Fill the hangout with fun photographers.See what happens!Frederick Van Johnson, Jared Polen (FroKnowsPhoto), Varina Patel, and Jay Patel join me to discuss their current photo projects and show us some of their work. Good stories and fun times! Also, since there seemed to be a lot of questions around my Aurora Australis photos, I did a Live how-to during the show. We finish the show sharing our G+ Photographer Discoveries: Ian Thomas, Adam Lerner, Brent Schnarr, and Michael Bonocore. Thanks to Leo Laporte, Tony Wang, Keith Barrett, and Dave Veffer for helping out with the whole production! Host: Trey Ratcliff Guest: Frederick Van Johnson Podcast Options - Get it for free FIRST via: Option 1: Subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/treys-variety-hour-video-large/id498909526 Option 2: Subscribe to My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/stuckincustoms Option 3: Other subscription options avail on the TWIT page at https://twit.tv/shows/treys-variety-hour

Fill the hangout with fun photographers.See what happens!Frederick Van Johnson, Jared Polen (FroKnowsPhoto), Varina Patel, and Jay Patel join me to discuss their current photo projects and show us some of their work. Good stories and fun times! Also, since there seemed to be a lot of questions around my Aurora Australis photos, I did a Live how-to during the show. We finish the show sharing our G+ Photographer Discoveries: Ian Thomas, Adam Lerner, Brent Schnarr, and Michael Bonocore. Thanks to Leo Laporte, Tony Wang, Keith Barrett, and Dave Veffer for helping out with the whole production! Host: Trey Ratcliff Guest: Frederick Van Johnson Podcast Options - Get it for free FIRST via: Option 1: Subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/treys-variety-hour-video-large/id498909526 Option 2: Subscribe to My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/stuckincustoms Option 3: Other subscription options avail on the TWIT page at https://twit.tv/shows/treys-variety-hour

İzlanda'dan bir aurora ( Kaynak:17 Mayıs 2011 APOD, NASA; Fotoğraf: Stephane Vetter) Eğer günün birinde kış aylarında, açık bir havada yolunuz kuzey kutbuna yakın ülkelerden birine düşerse, başınızı kaldırıp gökyüzüne bakın. Gözünüzle görebileceğiniz en muhteşem doğa olaylarından birine şahit olabilirsiniz. Kuzey Işıkları, ya da diğer adı ile auroralar yüzyıllar boyunca insanları büyülemiş, büyülerken bir yandan da merakını çelmiş astronomik olaylar. Kutup bölgelerinde karanlık gökyüzünde çoğunlukla florosan yeşil, nadiren de kırmızı, sarı ve hatta mavi görülen bu hareketli ışık huzmeleri, karanlık ve uzun kutup gecelerini büyüleyici bir şekilde aydınlatıyor. Astronomideki adı aurora olarak geçen bu  fenomen, sıklıkla Kuzey Işıkları olarak adlandırılıyor. Aslında bu,  çok da doğru bir ifade değil, çünkü auroralar aslında hem kuzey hem güney kutup bölgelerinde görülebiliyorlar. Kuzey kutup bölgesinden görülenlere Kuzey Işıkları (Aurora Borealis), güney kutbundan görülenlere de Güney Işıkları (Aurora Australis) adı verilmesine rağmen,  güney kutup bölgelerinde  Aborjinler dışında tarihsel bir yerleşim merkezi yokluğu nedeniyle Aurora Australis'ler çok ama çok geç fark edilmişler. Bu nedenle genelde "Kuzey Işıkları" ifadesi, yanlış olsa da hemen hemen her dilde kısaca auroralardan bahsetmek için kullanılıyor. Geceleri gökyüzünde birdenbire ortaya çıkan ve bir o kadar da beklenmedik şekilde kaybolabilen bu gizemli ışıklar, tarihler boyunca kutup bölgelerinde yaşayan çeşitli  halkların efsanelerini süslemiş. Odin'in hizmetkarlarından, Kızılderililerin kutsal ruhlarına Vikingler, auroralara gökyüzünde at koşturan Valkyrie'lerin neden olduğuna  inanıyorlardı. ("The Ride of the Valkyries" Artist: William T. Maud. 1890) İskandinavya’nın  kuzeyde yaşayan kavimlerden biri olan Vikingler, savaşta ölen kahramanların ruhlarını, Odin’in kadın savaşçı hizmetkarları olan Valkyrie’lerin taşıdığına inanıyorlardı. Valkyrie’ler, sadece savaş sırasında ölmek üzere olan savaşçılara görünüyorlar, savaşçı öldürücü darbeyi aldığında da onun ruhunu yanlarına alarak göklere yükseliyorlardı. İşte,  auroralar atları ile kahramanları  Valhalla’ya taşıyan bu kadın savaşçıların kalkanlarından ve silahlarından çıkan yansımalardı. Finlandiya, Norveç ve İsveç'in Kuzey Kutup Dairesi içinde kalan bölgelerinde çok eski tarihlerden bu yana yaşamakta olan bir etnik grup olan Laponlar ( ya da Samiler) bu ışıkların ölenlerin Dünya'yı terketmekte olan ruhları olduğuna inanıyorlardı. Işıklar gökyüzünde belirdiğinde herkes sessizleşiyor, çocuklar oyun oynamayı bırakıyorlardı. Işıklara saygısızlık etmenin çok büyük şanssızlık, hastalık ve hatta ölüm nedeni olduğuna inanıyorlardı. Lapon şamanlar, ışıklar ortaya çıktığında üzerinde aurora sembolleri resmedilmiş davullarını çalıp auroraların gücünü kendi bedenlerine hapsetmeye çalışıyorlardı. Kuzey Kanada ve Alaska kızılderililerinin mitolojilerinde auroralarla ilgili benzer inanışlar mevcuttu. Kanada kızılderilileri  bu ışıkların ölen atalarının ruhları olduğuna inanırlarken, Yukon bölgesindeki kızılderililer  avladıkları hayvanlara ait ruhlar olduğunu düşünmekteydiler. Grönland Eskimoları, doğum sırasında ölen çocukların ruhlarının gökyüzüne yükselip aurora haline geldiğini ve orada dans ettiklerine inanıyorlardı. Auroralar pekçok kavmin mitolojisini süslemekle kalmamış, ortaya çıkış nedenleri de uzun zaman insanların aklını meşgul etmiş. Mitolojik hikayeler bir yana, son yıllara kadar nasıl ve neden ortaya çıktıkları pek de bilinmediğinden yakın zamana kadar gizemlerini korumuşlar.  Ancak, günümüzde artık bu müthiş ışık gösterisini Dünya'mızı aydınlatan Güneş ve Yerküre'nin manyetik alanına borçlu olduğumuzu biliyoruz. Güneş rüzgarları ve Manyetosfer Auroralar, Güneş'ten gelen yüksek enerjili parçacıkların, Dünya'nın manyetik alanına kapılarak atmosfere girmesi ve buradaki  atomlarla çarpışarak foton salınımına neden olmaları sonucunda oluşuyor. (Çizim:NASA) Auroralar,

Transcript: Auroras are caused when high energy particles from the solar wind crash into the atmosphere of the Earth near its poles. They’re called the northern and southern lights respectively or the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis. The solar wind takes several days to reach us from the Sun. When those particles reach the edge of the magnetosphere they are channeled along magnetic field lines and accelerated. These interactions can build up voltages up to a hundred thousand volts or greater. When the reach the upper atmosphere they have enormous energy and they can excite molecules of oxygen, ozone, and nitrogen producing strong emission. That’s why the gas in the upper atmosphere glows, and it leads to the delicate patterns and curtains of light that are familiar for the aurora. Because the excitation of the atmosphere happens near the poles, the auroras are normally only seen above the Arctic Circle. There is always several days warning of a spectacular aurora because of the time it takes the solar wind to reach the Earth. During extreme periods of solar activity these interactions can spread such that the aurora can be seen even from continental United States.