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Aurorasaurus is a participatory science project that combines your real-time citizen science reports with space weather forecasts to help you see the Northern and Southern Lights

Aurora oval and recent sightings

A live snapshot of the aurora oval and recent sightings, updated every 30 minutes.

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2026-08-21

Multiple Intelligences and Participatory Science

STEVE has likely been observed for millennia, but it was not until photographers began to question it that modern science took notice and began to study it. Photographers bring to scientific inquiry different skillsets than traditional scientists. This collaboration can …

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