Schedule

The Aurora Summit offers a weekend packed with activities related to the Northern Lights, Astrophotography and the Night Sky.

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Aurora Summit 23

Conference Schedule

The conference schedule for Aurora Summit 23 is taking shape below. Any updates to the schedule will be posted here. Activities and times may be subject to change.

AURORA SUMMIT 23
Friday, Nov. 3 — Sunday, Nov. 5, 2022
Legendary Waters Resort
Red Cliff, Wisconsin

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM
AS23 Photography Bootcamp
9am-5pm, Friday, November 3

Breakfast on your own

9 am – Noon: Aurora Photography 101
Our hands-on photography clinic will show you the Aurora Photograpy 101. You will learn all about the gear, lenses, setup, and techniques used for Aurora Photography. You’ll also learn about common problems and solutions photographers run into.

Noon – 2pm: Break for lunch (included)

2pm – 5pm: Image Editing 101
Bring your laptop computer to learn how to edit your aurora photos in Lightroom and Photoshop with a brief introduction to time-lapse photography. You’ll learn how to work with RAW images and edit for saturation, exposure and noise, among other things.

5pm: Official conference program begins, Dinner at 7pm (included)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3

2 – 5pm: Registration, Legendary Waters Resort

4pm: Cash Bar Opens

4:15pm: Aurora Chasers Atlas! Find Travel Companions from Your Region

4:30-5:30pm: Meet and Greet; Origins: What’s Your Origin Story with Aurora Chasing?
(This informal programming will begin as guests arrive)

7pm: Welcome, Dinner (Included)

8pm: Aurora Chasing Panel Discussion with Q&A — Hear from five panelists on all things Aurora Chasing!

9:30pm: Aurora Photography Hands-On Clinic (Focusing, Composing, Camera & Exposure Settings)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

8am: Hot Breakfast (included)

8:30-9:15am Breakout Session I
• “Northern Lights in Motion: How to Capture Timelapse of the Night Sky” (B), with Vincent Ledvina
• “Can You Hear the Northern Lights? We Look at the Evidence” (B) with Bob King
• “With New Eyes: Discovering the Beauty of the Apostle Islands and its Dark Skies” (B), with Jeff Rennicke

9:30-10:15am Breakout Session II
• “Catching Aurora on Camera all Year: From Extreme Cold to Chasing the Elusive Summer Aurora” (B), with Jeanine Holowatuik
• “DSO Photography: Learning to Process Deep Sky Objects (DSO) with a Camera and Telescope using Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop” (A), with Christian Harris
• “Native Culture: Introduction to Our Anishinaabe Culture and the Meaning of Place,” (B) with Anna Martineau Merritt

10:30-11:15am Breakout Session III
• Break the Code: A Light-Hearted Visual Guide to Viewing and Photographing the Aurora” (I) with Angela Botner
• “Beyond the Milky Way! Capturing Other Portions of the Night Sky with Tips on Stacking and Blending” (I) with Marybeth Kiczenski
• “Magnetic Flux Ropes: Recognizing their Signature in RTSW and Predicting Aurora Strength” (A) with Christian Harris

11:30-12:15pm Breakout Session IV
• “Solar Flares, CMEs, and the Carrington Event, Oh My!” (I), with Jacob Richards
• “Camera vs. the Human Eye for Aurora Viewing” (B) with Chandresh Kedhambadi
• “Best Practices and Strategies for Answering the Age-Old Question of ‘When Will the Aurora Be Out?’” (B) with Vincent Ledvina

12:30-2:30pm Lunch (Included)

2:30 PM • Aurora Forecasting Panel Discussion

3:30 PM • “Arcs, Pillars, Dunes, SARs, Coronas, STEVE and More — A Celebration and Explanation of the Aurora’s Many Forms” featuring Bob King (Full Group Session)

4:30 PM • “A Journey of Discovery with CK Nights” featuring Chandresh Kedhambadi — Experiences chasing the Northern Lights in Western Canada, including the science behind the Aurora, safety aspects of Aurora Chasing, adding more dimension to Aurora photography, and citizen science with a shout-out to STEVE (Full Group Session)

5:30 PM • Group Photo

6:30 PM • Dinner (included) and Aurora Summit Slideshow

7:30 PM • Keynote Speaker Alan Dyer

9:30 • Hands-On Aurora Time-Lapse Image-Capture Clinic – Rain, Clouds of Clear! with Mike Shaw

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

8am: Hot Breakfast (Included)

9am: The Science, Art and Culture of Aurora Chasing Below the 45th Parallel, with Melissa Kaelin

10am: Aurora Chasing Travelogue, with Dixie Burbank

11am: Aurora Jeopardy! Trivia

11:30am: Raffle & Grand Prize

12:15pm: Farewell

12:30pm: Lunch on your own

All activities take place at the host hotel, Legendary Waters Resort, located on Lake Superior’s shore in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. 

Check out our Events page to learn about the presenters!

All activities take place at the host hotel, Legendary Waters Resort, located on Lake Superior’s shore in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. 

Check out our Events page to learn about the presenters!

Educational Sessions

• “With New Eyes: Discovering the Beauty of the Apostle Islands and its Dark Skies” (B), with Jeff Rennicke
• “Northern Lights in Motion: How to Capture Timelapse of the Night Sky” (B), with Vincent Ledvina
• “Can You Hear the Northern Lights? We Look at the Evidence” (B) with Bob King
• “Catching Aurora on Camera all Year: From Extreme Cold to Chasing the Elusive Summer Aurora” (B), with Jeanine Holowatuik
• “DSO Photography: Learning to Process Deep Sky Objects (DSO) with a Camera and Telescope using Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop” (A), with Christian Harris 
• “Native Culture: Introduction to Our Anishinaabe Culture and the Meaning of Place,” (B) with Anna Martineau Merritt
• “Break the Code: A Light-Hearted Visual Guide to Viewing and Photographing the Aurora” (I) with Angela Botner 
•  “Beyond the Milky Way! Capturing Other Portions of the Night Sky with Tips on Stacking and Blending” (I) with Marybeth Kiczenski
• “Magnetic Flux Ropes: Recognizing their Signature in RTSW and Predicting Aurora Strength” (A) with Christian Harris
• “Solar Flares, CMEs, and the Carrington Event, Oh My!” (I), with Jacob Richards
• “Camera vs. the Human Eye for Aurora Viewing” (B) with Chandresh Kedhambadi
• “Best Practices and Strategies for Answering the Age-Old Question of ‘When Will the Aurora Be Out?’” (B) with Vincent Ledvina
• “Arcs, Pillars, Dunes, SARs, Coronas, STEVE and More — A Celebration and Explanation of the Aurora’s Many Forms” featuring Bob King (Full Group Session)
•  “A Journey of Discovery with CK Nights” featuring Chandresh Kedhambadi (Full Group Session)
• Aurora Photography Hands-On Clinic (Focusing, Composing, Camera & Exposure Settings) with Mike Shaw (Friday night)
• Hands-On Aurora Time-Lapse Image-Capture Clinic – Rain, Clouds of Clear! with Mike Shaw (Saturday night)
• The Science, Art and Culture of Aurora Chasing Below the 45th Parallel: Author Talk Featuring Co-Founder Melissa F. Kaelin (Saturday)
• Aurora Chasing Travelogue: Travelogue Featuring Co-Founder Dixie Burbank (Saturday)

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