1. 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

2. Popular Locations

3. Popular Locations

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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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.

9. Photo: Aaron Stanley

10. Photo: Aaron Stanley

11. Photo: Aaron Stanley

12. Photo: Aaron Stanley

13. Photo: Aaron Stanley

14. Thank you… Space Weather Workshop Aaron Stanley
Rydges Sydney Central, 3 Dec 2015
Space Weather Service
Thank you…
Aaron Stanley
Technical Officer – Engineer / Observer