Space Weather via Vodcast

The third episode of our epic series on space weather, produced in conjunction with MIT’s Haystack Observatory, just got posted on the SWFX web site.  This is very timely, since I’m heading out to Los Angeles on Saturday for the American Astronomical Society meeting, where I’ll be giving a progress report on the whole SWFX project.

Each episode aims to present the basics of space weather in an approachable style in three minutes (although the first one came in a little longer because it was an overview).

Think of the episodes as bite-size tastes of the causes and effects of space weather. Some also focus on the many ways that atmospheric scientists study what happens to our planet — and our technology — when the Sun burps up a little space weather.

So, go check ’em out!  I’ll write more about these episodes as the project progresses, and if you’re an educator, we’ll have some educational use feedback forms posted in a few weeks for your use.  Happy viewing!