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POPSBunking with Scientists PORTAL, ARIZ. Southwestern Research Station of the American Museum of Natural History Scientists at this field station in eastern Arizona study native Mexican birds and hummingbirds. The three cabins sleep up to 15 people each, and meals are served in the dining hall. "Everyone sits family-style, so guests can get to know the staff," says director Dawn Wilson. 520/558-2396, research.amnh.org, $75 with meals, open spring and fall. CHURCHILL, MANITOBA Churchill Northern Studies Centre Up to six people can stay for free at the remote station if they volunteer to plant trees and collect data. Staff researchers give lectures on the region's subarctic climate and lead regular hikes to the habitats of arctic foxes, snowy owls, and polar bears. The facility also has a 300-species herbarium and an observation dome for viewing the aurora borealis in the winter. 204/675-2307, churchillscience.ca, open year-round.
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POPSAurora Borealis in Marquette, Michigan Spaceweather says: "...Last night a gust of solar wind sent auroras rippling down from Canada into the United States. Shawn Malone sends this picture from Marquette, Michigan... "There was a nice burst of aurora activity right after sunset," says Malone who captured the scene using his Canon 5D. "The thawing snowbanks in the foreground were not the most scenic, but I had to act quickly to catch the auroras." The solar wind continues to blow and more geomagnetic storms are possible tonight. Northern (and not-so-northern) sky watchers should be alert for auroras."
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POPS"Contrails of Thor's Chariot" "Scientists (internationally speaking) are probably in the best situation they've been in for a long time to study and understand the causes of the Northern Lights," comments Dr Jim Wild of the University of Lancaster. "All of these projects (many of them led by the US) involve international collaboration. It's ironic that the UK has decided to choose now to basically wind-down science in this area."
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POPSNorthern Lights There are some more beautiful pictures of northern lights at http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html
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