{"id":827,"date":"2017-04-21T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/?p=827"},"modified":"2017-04-21T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T15:35:42","slug":"lancaster-university-community-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/2017\/04\/21\/lancaster-university-community-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster University Community Day&#8230; see you there!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re interested in the aurora or anything space related, we might just have the event for you!<\/p>\n<p>Lancaster University are holding a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/events\/community-day\/\">Community Day<\/a> on Saturday 6th May. It will be a day full of exhibitions, mini talks, hands-on activities, food and drink, and live music and performance &#8211; all held within the University&#8217;s beautiful 560-acre campus.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"836\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/2017\/04\/21\/lancaster-university-community-day\/open_day_poster\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"open_day_poster\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;LU Community Open Day poster&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?fit=700%2C394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?resize=460%2C260 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/files\/2017\/04\/open_day_poster.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more is that the AuroraWatch UK team will be there too! We will be &#8220;all hands on deck&#8221; as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/research\/space-and-planetary-physics\/\">Space and Planetary Physics Group&#8217;s<\/a> &#8220;Tour of the Solar System&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to answering any of your space- or aurora-related questions, we&#8217;ll be running all sorts of activities including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A workshop to help you build your own &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk\/detectors\/\">pop-bottle magnetometer<\/a>&#8221; (tools and equipment will all be supplied).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>An emission lamp and aurora display &#8211; learn about atomic emission lines and why we see different colours in the aurora.<\/li>\n<li>An awe-inspiring display of space-related images and videos &#8211; including of auroras at other planets!<\/li>\n<li>A magic planet, come see how the aurora form in ovals around our poles, what the surface of Mars looks like, and much more.<\/li>\n<li>An explore the solar system display where you can find out about the different planets in our solar system and show off what you&#8217;ve learnt by earning our solar system explorer sticker!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The activities are all suitable for children. However, for the build your own magnetometer workshop, adult supervision will be required for anyone under the age of 16.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/events\/community-day\/\">http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/events\/community-day\/<\/a>. Why not also follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancs_events\">Lancaster Uni Events<\/a> on Twitter and check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUCommunityDay\">#LUCommunityDay<\/a> hashtag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re interested in the aurora or anything space related, we might just have the event for you! Lancaster University are holding a Community Day on Saturday 6th May. 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