Auroras

  • That’s a wrap! – Auroras and a Comet at our November Meeting

    You might have heard that the Winston-Salem area was visited by three celestial events this year – not one, but two auroras and a comet. Several FAS members shared the images they captured at our November meeting. We thought we would, in turn, share a few of these (and a couple more) with you. May…

  • Auroras

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 10. If you live way up north, you might look up at the night sky from time to time and see shimmering lights stretch across the horizon. These are what we call the northern lights. They are also known as auroras. Auroras occur all the time. We don’t see them…