The Northern Lights

  • Duration: 1 Hour
  • Location/Format: The Mill Theatre, Thurso
  • Presenter: Caithness Astronomy Group
  • Suitable for All Ages

Join Caithness Astronomy Group members and keen aurora watchers Gordon Mackie and Maciej Winiarczyk on Saturday 16th March 2024 at the Mill Theatre in Thurso for an introductory guide to the northern lights.

View locally captured images of the aurora as they explain what the aurora is, what causes it, how to maximise your chances of seeing it and how to take photographs of this amazing phenomenon.

Refreshments will be served after the presentation.

If weather permits, there will also be a brief observing session where attendees can look at the Moon through a CAG telescope.

Image Credit: Maciej Winiarczyk

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