Real-time transmission of aurora borealis from Greenland and Iceland, with GLORIA

Aurora boreal in Qaleraliq campsite in southern Greenland. Credits: Juan Carlos Casado/IAC.
Aurora boreal in Qaleraliq campsite in southern Greenland. Credits: Juan Carlos Casado/IAC.
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From 23 to 28 August the European project GLORIA (GLOal Robotic telescopes Intelligent Array), in collaboration with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias will provide direct aurora borealis transmissions.

23 to 25 August, Greenland

Connection from 1:00 to 1:30 UT (2:00-2:30 Local Canarian time)

26 to 28 August, Iceland

Connection from 23:30 to 24:00 UT (0:30-1:00 Local Canarian time).

Contact:

  • Miquel Serra-Ricart, IAC researcher, mserra [at] iac.es (mserra[at]iac[dot]es) / 0034649848305.
  • Satellite contact in Greenland (11:00-12:00 UT): 00 870772321397 / 00 870776729156

Associations that organize observations: tierrayestrellas.com and shelios.com

Further information: The Aurora Borealis in real time from Greenland and Iceland, with GLORIA

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