Resources

Aurora Summit 18 was a huge success! Check back soon! We’ll upload presentations as they become available.

Recap: Aurora Summit 18 Sessions

For a full description of past events at the Aurora Summit, visit the Archives.

Session I

Basics for Night Sky Photography (B), with Terry Mann

From Apps to Kp: Aurora Forecasting for Beginners (B), with Bob King

10 Keys to Gain a Social Media Following (I), with Jerry Thoreson

Session II

Essential Software and Apps for Aurora Chasers and Photographers (B), with Michael Jordan

Aurora Culture and Mythology (B), with Jim Rock

The Juno Mission and Jupiter’s Aurora (B), with Dave Falkner

Session III

Aurora Borealis: A Photographer’s Guide to Geomagnetic Midnight (I), with Michael Jordan

Meet STEVE: The Aurora Getting All the Attention (I), with Bob King

Aurora from Satellites Above and Photographers Below (I), with Margaret Mooney

Session IV

Deep-Sky with Your D-SLR: Getting the Right Camera Gear (I), with Mike Shaw

No Aurora Yet? Camera Techniques to Capture Elusive Light (A), with Terry Mann

Establishing an International Dark Sky Park (B), with Mary Stewart Adams

Travelogue

Travelogue Presentation, with Alaska Adventures and Dixie J. Burbank

Panelists, Presenters and Sponsors

Thank you to our incredible panelists, presenters and sponsors! Without you, the Aurora Summit would not be the phenomenal event it has become.

Aurora Summit 2018

Keynote Speaker Mary Stewart Adams, Host of The Storyteller’s Night Sky and Founder of Headlands International Dark Sky Park
Dave Falkner, NASA Solar System Ambassador
Michael Jordon, Pilgrimage Photography
Bob Kelley, Retired Planetarium Director of Scobee Planetarium
Bob King, of Astro Bob’s Astronomy for Everyone and Author of Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die
Terry Mann, Dark Sky Activist and Photographer at ElusiveLightImages.com
Margaret Mooney, of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Jim Rock, Program Director at the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium
Jerry Thoreson, of Destination Duluth
Jessica Kowalke of Upper Midwest Aurora Chasers

Aurora Summit 2017

Keynote Speaker Bob King, of Astro Bob’s Astronomy for Everyone
Author of Night Sky With the Naked Eye
Heidi Pinkerton, Presenter and Sponsor, Root River Photography
Matthew Moses, Presenter, Matthew Moses Photography
Jamie Rabold, Presenter, Admin of Frozen Photographers, Willowmaker Images
Amber Nichols, Presenter, Amber’s Impressions Photography
Kirk Schleife, Presenter
Les Conrad, Presenter, Les Conrad Photography
Melissa F. Kaelin, Presenter and Panelist, Melissa F. Kaelin Art
Bob Conzemius, Presenter and Panelist, TornadoBob.com
Dixie Burbank, Travelogue Presenter, Dixie J Digital
Mike Shaw, Presenter, Mike Shaw Photography
Author of The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography
Richard Hoeg, Panelist, 365 Days of Birds,
Admin of Northern Lights | Lake Superior Region
Bonnie Tiedt, Panelist
Michael Jordan, Panelist, Pilgrimage Photography

Thanks also to Destination Duluth, Minnesota Exposure, Frozen Photographers, the Upper Midwest Aurora Chasers and many other groups for their support of our first event!

Resources for Presenters

If you are presenting at the Aurora Summit, below are some resources you may find helpful. Please feel free to include the graphic in your PowerPoint and make good use of any other resources you need.