The strom caused considerable damage to the dome and compound. Fortunately, the warm room (subject of major renovations over the summer) survived intact.
With more sterling work by our construction wizards Eric and Chris, repairs to the dome were completed in days.
Repairs to the compound fence will start in February.
The Parker Solar probe – ‘touching’ the Sun
John Anderson will start our evening by outlining the story of this remarkable spacecraft and the discoveries it has made.
Launched in 2018 and having already completed several close approaches, the probe came within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface on December 24th, 2024… and survived!
The Sun and the aurora
Terry Griffiths will then continue her account of the aurora (started in December) with a description of the processes within the Sun that cause charged particles to reach Earth and produce that dazzling show.
