Viewing of Venus in transit: Fairbanks community comes out in full force
Whether you were a kid eager to build your own paper rocket to launch, a robotics enthusiast or a stargazer, all facets of the Fairbanks community participated in the public activies presented by NASA, the Alaska Space Grant Program, the Fairbanks Astronomical Unit and the Geophysical Institute on June 5, 2012.
Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012
On June 5, 2012, Alaskans will have the opportunity to witness an event that no one will likely see again in their lifetime -- the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. Transits of Venus are rare. They occur in pairs and are separated by more than 100 years. Tomorrow will be the second transit to occur this century. The last Venus transit occurred in 2004, but the next pair won't happen until 2117 and 2125!
Surplus maps available from GeoData Center Map Office
A surplus of miscellaneous maps are available for FREE in the GeoData Center Map Office on West Ridge. Drop in, check out the selection of free items, while perusing the office's collection of USGS maps, trail guides and more.
For details about the Map Office and what's available there click here.
Image courtesy of ASF.
Remote Sensing of the Last Frontier: IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society's Luncheon Lecture Series
Greg Walker, manager of the University of Alaska Unmanned Aircraft Program and Poker Flat Research Range, will be the featured speaker at the inaugerual talk in a new lecture series developed by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. On Tuesday, June 5, Walker will present "Using Unmanned Aircraft as a Remote Sensing Platform in Alaska" at 11:30 a.m.
Franz Meyer of the Remote Sensing research group and Jeremy Nicoll of the Alaska Satellite Facility are recognized for collaborative paper
The Geophysical Institute is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Franz Meyer has been selected to receive the Best Paper Award of the 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2012. The EUSAR award includes an honorarium of 500 euros.
Science Potpourri 2012
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Science Potpourri will provide hands-on science fun for the entire family on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the UAF campus. Graduate students from the Geophysical institute will be there, along with the portable planetarium. Check out this fun, FREE event!
Iliamna Volcano: AVO increases alert level to Advisory and the Aviation Color Code to Yellow
The Alaska Volcano Observatory changed the Aviation Color Code of Iliamna Volcano to Yellow on Friday, March 9. Over the past three months the earthquake rate at the volcano has steadily increased and now exceeds normal background levels. Although it is not certain that this sustained increase in earthquake activity represents the movement of magma at depth, it is a significant change and AVO has increased the Alert Level to Advisory and the Aviation Color Code to Yellow.
