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SatSchool is run by a volunteer committee - come along to our online AGM on 23rd October at 1pm, to find out more and/or become part of the team! We meet every 2 weeks to develop our EO-based outreach resources and engage with communities🚀 Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/satschool…
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The sun goes burp and the atmosphere turns red. Spectacular not only from Earth but from orbit as well. This event caught both @dominickmatthew and I off guard. Aurora had been just so-so; we were out of energy at the end of a long day and reluctant to once again set up our cameras up for yet another “No Show”. We were just heading to some much needed sleep when we made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows.
Stunning was the word.
It looked like @Space_Station had been shrunk to some miniature dimension and inserted into a neon sign. We were not flying 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 the aurora; we were flying 𝘪𝘯 the aurora. And it was blood red. Caught off guard, we hastily set up our cameras, four of them, all snapping shutters as fast as they could, creating a syncopated rhythm that accented Nature’s artistic display presented before us.
Here is one of the shots.
Nikon Z9, Nikon 24mm f1.4 lens, 1/5 second, f1.4, ISO 3200, adjusted in Photoshop (noise reduction, color, contrast).

ALT Two shadowy space capsules, complete with all sorts of equipment attached to them, dominate the foreground. The background is a colorful spacescape, Earth curving across the bottom with green hues of the aurora dancing across the planet’s surface. Further up, deep red hues shoot out into space before fading to black.
📢⚠️EO Ambassador Induction this Wednesday, 1pm! Join our hybrid event Online and in-person in Edinburgh to find out more about how you could help the next generation get interested in Earth Observation 🛰️✨🤩
Become an EO Ambassador this year! Join our hybrid induction on Wednesday 16th October at 1pm to find out more information about SatSchool, our ready-made resources, and what it means to be an EO Ambassador. Sign-up here🚀: eventbrite.co.uk/e/satschool…
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And here's a close up!
In the wide image you can see a yellow 'line' in the clouds in the top left quadrant: that's Sentinel-2C🛰️
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Find Waldo... or better, find Sentinel-2C!
Recently, the @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 B satellite snapped this image while the Sentinel-2C unit was flying underneath.
Can you spot the satellite in this sea of clouds?
We will publish a zoomed-in version soon😉
Become an EO Ambassador this year! Join our hybrid induction on Wednesday 16th October at 1pm to find out more information about SatSchool, our ready-made resources, and what it means to be an EO Ambassador. Sign-up here🚀: eventbrite.co.uk/e/satschool…
View the RSS Sir David Attenborough in-person!
The ship will be viewable along the Firth of Forth as it returns to Rosyth from Greenland.
Date: 30th August
Time: tbc
Live tracking of the ship is available at: bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/s…
#Science #outreach #BAS #SatSchool
A good view of the ship will be possible as it sails under the Forth Bridges and a suggested walking route to view the ship from can be found here: walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/…
Interested in Polar Science? ❄️🥶👩🔬 Join us on Weds 21st August for our 1hr Meet the Scientist & Boat Tour LIVE from the RRS Sir David Attenborough in Greenland with Polar Scientist Dr Bryony Freer. Sign up below✅:
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Demoing our new spot-the-difference 🛰️floor mat game at @inspchoices_uc's STEM Conference in @RailwayMuseum, York! The game highlights the large scale environmental changes that can be detected by 🛰️ and was kindly funded by (@britishecolsoc / @BritishEcolSoc)✨
In Edinburgh today? Catch us at Edinburgh Climate Festival on the Meadows 12-7pm elrec.org.uk/home-2/our-work…
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The Beaufort Scale method measures wind speed by observing its impact on the sea surface. Learn different observation measuring techniques with @SatSchool_'s Earth Observation Resource Collection.
#OER @GeosciencesEd
#WorldBeaufortScaleDay #ScienceEd
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Some excellent examples of #scicomm from @SatSchool_ & resources for schools (& science centres)! Earth observation from the classroom. @DA_RegionalSTEM @ScotSTEMAmb @EducationScot @DundeeSciCentre
Now we’re hearing from @HoweLeam who is sharing about @SatSchool_ 🪐☄️🚀🌍You can find out more here: satschool-outreach.github.io
We had a great time at Dynamic Earth's Careers in STEM event for high school pupils last week - read all about it here: satschool-outreach.github.io… #STEM #satellite #earthobservation
Happy International Women's Day! 🎉 Women have played a key role in space discovery, and in turn Earth Observation! SatSchool's resources bring satellites to the classroom, to inspire our next gen of women #IWD2024 #InternationalWomensDay2024 #InternationalWomensDay2024 #STEM
Today we're at the STEM careers event at Edinburgh's Dynamic Earth @ourdynamicearth 🌍Why not come down and try out our interactive satellite games! #earthobservation #STEM #dyanmicearth #satellites #environmentalscience
Looking to have more impact in 2024? Join SatSchool's Earth Observation Ambassador Network and become part of our UK-wide group, bringing the power of satellites to the classroom! 🛰️satschool-outreach.github.io…



















