Aurora Australis – Where to go and Aurora chaser groups. Space Weather Workshop Rydges Sydney Central, 3 Dec 2015 Space Weather Service Aurora Australis – Where to go and Aurora chaser groups. Aaron Stanley 3 Dec 2015

Popular Locations http://goo.gl/maps/4o3zx

Popular Locations http://goo.gl/maps/4o3zx

How to select a location http://goo.gl/maps/4o3zx Research the internet, Google Maps, Google street view Visit area during the day or before sunset Other aurora photos Light pollution maps http://www.lightpollutionmap.info Maximise your distance from cities and towns Safe location, Tell someone where you are going, who with and for how long.

Aurora Chaser Groups Facebook: Aurora Australis Tasmania Aurora Australis NSW / ACT Aurora Australis Western Australia Aurora Hunters – Victoria Aurora Hunters NSW, SA and ACT Aurora Service – Australis Sun Watch

Aurora Chaser Groups Facebook alert groups: Aurora Australis New Zealand - CURRENT ALERTS Aurora Australis Tasmania Alert NOW

How to stay updated Space Weather Services http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/ - Click “Subscribe” at the bottom. Aurora Australis Forecast http://www.aurora-service.net/aurora-forecast/ Tesis http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/en - Click “Sun Today” then “Sun Flares” Mobile phone apps – Aurora Forecast, Aurora alert, Aurora Buddy (Check to see when they were last updated).

The rewards The next few slides are my own photos of the KP7 (G3) storm as seen from Mt Wellington near Hobart, Tasmania on the 7th of Oct 2015. My first aurora sighting and it did not disappoint.

Photo: Aaron Stanley

Photo: Aaron Stanley

Photo: Aaron Stanley

Photo: Aaron Stanley

Photo: Aaron Stanley

Thank you… Space Weather Workshop Aaron Stanley Rydges Sydney Central, 3 Dec 2015 Space Weather Service Thank you… Aaron Stanley Technical Officer – Engineer / Observer a.stanley@bom.gov.au