Work Package VIII: A sliver-lining to geomagnetic storms are the auroras they produce. Here in the southern hemisphere we can be treated to amazing Aurora Australis displays.  Auroras provide a very effective entrée into opening up conversations about how they are produced by solar storms and their ‘down-side’ impact on the energy network. Tūhura Otago Museum will undertake a dedicated public engagement programme that will integrate Mātauranga Māori and western science knowledge around solar storms and auroras, including developing a mobile Solar Storm Science Showcase, to help the public better understand space weather together with its risks and benefits to our livelihoods and culture.
        Leaders: Craig Grant and Toni Hoeta (Tūhura Otago Museum)