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Hi everyone,

The final virtual B-SIG presentation of the 2022 Winter season will be on Saturday March 19th, starting at 1:00pm.

Bob King will be presenting "Northern Lights — Nature's Incredible Light Show".

Synopsis:

"What causes the northern lights? When is the best time to see them? Join me for a closer look at one of nature's most inspiring sights. I'll also provide tips on aurora photography, how to find a dark sky and links to helpful aurora apps."

Bob is an MAS member, and one of the finest amateur astronomers that I know. Though his passion is observing comets, Bob gets excited about pretty much anything in the sky... He writes articles for Sky & Telescope magazine, and also runs the AstroBob astronomy blog, where he covers all sorts of sky phenomenon.

To join the virtual event, click this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84361643290?p ... 09#success

Note: We will be opening up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.

We hope you can join us!

Photo Credit: Bob King

Suresh Sreenivasan
MAS Beginner's Group Coordinator

Hello everyone,

A recording of Bob King's 3/19 presentation on the Northern Lights is now on the MAS YouTube channel.

You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j1TX-DD1-g

Thanks John Z. for the editing and uploading work!

Suresh

Hi all,

Merle asked me to post the aurora apps sites that Bob King mentioned during his March 2022 BSIG presentation on the Northern Lights.

Here they are:

- Aurora Forecast (for Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... raforecast
- Aurora Forecast (for iPhone / iPad): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aurora-fo ... d539875792
- Auroral Oval: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/auro ... e-forecast
- Space Weather Subscriptions: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
- Great Lakes Aurora Hunters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/622571251101914
- Astro Bob's FB Blog: https://www.facebook.com/astrobobking

I hope this helps!

Suresh

I'm a fan of SpaceWeather Live on Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... erlive.app