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Current Image:
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The aurora camera is programmed to start recording during sunset and stop
recording as the sun rises. When the camera is running, the current image
will be automatically updated every minute.
You can see the sun set or rise for about 30 minutes at the start or end of the image sequence. North is toward the top of the image, and the Saskatoon lights (to the East) are on the right edge of the image. The image times are GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which is always 6 hours ahead of Saskatoon time. For example, 19:00 GMT corresponds to 1 p.m. (13:00 CST) in Saskatoon. |
Image Glossary
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Space scientists in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics operate a
full-colour all-sky aurora camera west of Saskatoon. The camera was provided by
collaborators at the University of Calgary Department of Physics and Astronomy,
who specialize in optical imaging of the aurora from the ground and space.
These images are uploaded in near real-time. The current image is updated every minute automatically, and older images are available in the image archive. |
Time (GMT)
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Good Aurora Days (YYYY MM DD) 2009/07/22 2009/02/14 2008/10/01 2008/10/02 2008/10/11 2009/02/27 2009/04/09 2009/05/28 2009/06/05 2009/07/22 |
Remember that the image times are GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which is always 6 hours ahead of Saskatoon time (CST, no daylight savings time). For example, 19:00 GMT corresponds to 1 p.m. (13:00 CST) in Saskatoon. The GMT dates correspond to our local date after midnight on the night of aurora, For example, the aurora observed on the night of July 21-22, 2009, is listed as July 22, 2009, in GMT. |
Good Aurora Days (YYYY MM DD) 2009/07/22 2009/02/14 2008/10/01 2008/10/02 2008/10/11 2009/02/27 2009/04/09 2009/05/28 2009/06/05 2009/07/22 |
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