To the unaided eye, space appears to be a vast, dark void, and the Sun a tranquil sphere of light. But in fact, space is not empty because Earth’s orbit lies within the atmosphere of our dynamic Sun. Our Solar System has the cosmic equivalent of wind, clouds, storms, and hurricanes called space weather. It’s one of the consequences of living with a star. The effect that the Sun has on the Earth through causing changes to the Earth’s magnetic field can produce spectacular auroras of polar skies or can ultimately disrupt our communications, navigation and electricity distribution systems.

Participation days:
23/10/2022




Organisation:
National Observatory of Athens, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens