January 2004
January 26
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. The Aurora - Earth's Luminous Signature
The aurora is more than just a colorful light show; its light allows Earth to
transmit information about itself to the solar system and the galaxy.
UAF Geophysical Institute Director Roger Smith will present a
free lecture on the aurora at 7:15 p.m. Monday, January 26 at the
Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the UAA campus.
During his hour-long lecture, Smith will describe the many things
a planet's aurora can tell a far-off observer. For example, a knowledgeable
viewer of Earth's aurora could see that Earth has a geomagnetic
field, has oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in its atmosphere, and
that life exists here. Smith will illustrate his talk with spectacular
images of the aurora and video clips of exciting auroral sequences.
Smith's lecture is the first of six weekly presentations included
in the 2004 Science for Alaska free public lecture series, sponsored
by the UAF Geophysical Institute and the University of Alaska Foundation.
All lectures are held at 7:15 p.m. Mondays from January 26 to March
1 in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.
For more information about the lectures or biographical information
about Roger Smith, call UAA at (907) 786-7762 or visit www.scienceforalaska.com.
Event from: Multiple calendars
Posted by: David Pfeiffer
November2003
