Sky Phenomena

Joe Jordan will come back with new material after having really wowed and inspired our audience with his slides on this topic in 1997.

Joe will show pictures of all kinds of atmospheric phenomena, including rainbows, haloes, glories, aurorae, coronae, mirages,
and the legendary (but real) "green flash".   He'll bring along some hands-on 3-D models (to go along with his descriptions
and explanations) that might help us understand what causes some of these things, and where and when to watch for them.

As an added treat, Joe will regale us with information and stories on a recent focus of his - the science, technology and politics, behind clean energy ("sky power to the people" - see his TED talk on it – shown below!) - including the scientific basis for a big public-art sculpture idea.