Community members are invited to hear from astronomer Sifan Kahale as she explains the events that led to the record-breaking Aurora viewings last month. “This event clocked in at a G5 and a KP9: the maximum of both scales! A single sunspot generated seven huge flares and associated CMEs. Two of those were ‘cannibal’ flares!” Come and find out what all of this jargon means at her free lecture on Wednesday, June 5.
Sifan Kahale retired from the PanSTARRs Observatories on Maui, part of the Univ of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy. She also teaches Community Education classes at Oregon Coast Community College, gives talks and presentations throughout the Pacific Northwest, and hosts stargazing events. She is a member of the Portland Rose City Astronomers.
Sifan has her own observatory in Lincoln County where she enjoys her passion for astrophotography. The lecture will be held at OCCC’s North County Center at 3788 SE High School Drive in Lincoln City on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. lThe lecture will be live streamed on zoom at the Newport Campus also. Admission is free but pre-registration is appreciated. Visit oregoncoast.eduto register.
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