Mission to Aurora Australis Pre Flight Programme
Tour Description
INCLUDED FOR ONLY THOSE BOOKED ONTO OUR SOUTHERN LIGHTS BY FLIGHT!
Mission to Aurora Australis Pre Flight Programme - hosted by the International Antarctic Centre
Join us for this one-of-a-kind pre-flight programme hosted by the international Antarctic Centre. You will learn from a NASA trained aerospace educator about astronomy and in particular the Aurora Australis. Learn how the Southern Lights are formed and how this relates to astronomy in Antarctica followed by a guided tour of the Antarctic Centre. Enjoy refreshments while you chat with Aerospace educators and astronomers and receive your Mission patch and Mission photograph before taking to the air on your Flight to the Southern Lights!
Session 1: 1pm - 3pm on the day of Southern Lights by flight *
Session 2: 3pm – 5pm on the day of Southern Lights by flight.
All photo credits: International Antarctic Centre
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