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We are pleased to announce the second and the third UK-based Solar Online Seminar Series – UK-SOSS.
The 2nd seminar will be held on: 21th of April, 2020, 11:00 am (GMT)
Speaker: Prof. Sarah Matthews (University College London)
Title: Probing energy release and transport in explosive events
Abstract: The magnetic field of the corona stores the energy that is released via magnetic reconnection during solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).… continue to the full article
The deadline for submission of proposals has been delayed to 23:59 GMT on Thursday 30th April 2020.
The Liverpool Telescope is a 2.0 metre fully robotic facility sited at Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma, Canary Islands. The Liverpool Telescope Time Allocation Committee is now accepting proposals for PATT time for observations in Semester 2020B (1st Jul 2020 – 28th Feb 2021).… continue to the full article
STFC will shortly begin inviting proposals in a series of funding Calls, as part of the UKRI Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk (SWIMMR) programme.
SWIMMR will develop and deploy new instruments, models and services to support the UK space weather community, the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre and the end users of its products and services.… continue to the full article
The European Solar Physics Division board is delighted to present the 2020 ESPD Prize winners:
PhD Thesis Prize to Dr. Stefan Hofmeister (PhD carried at Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria) – Prize awarded for outstanding observational analysis of solar coronal holes, their magnetic fine structure and the associated high-speed solar wind streams.… continue to the full article
Over the past few weeks, Parliament has seen a surge in need for access to research expertise as it engages with the COVID-19 outbreak.
In this rapidly evolving situation, Parliament needs quick access to researchers who can provide expert insights relating to both Coronavirus and its impacts.… continue to the full article
The first seminar will be held as follows
Time: 11:00am (GMT), 24 March, 2020
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/312324744
Speaker: Prof. Ineke De Moortel (University of St Andrews)
Title: Aspects of MHD Wave Heating in the Complex Solar Atmosphere
Abstract: In a series of numerical experiments, we investigate the possible role of MHD waves in the energy and mass cycle in the complex solar corona.… continue to the full article
The ESO Users Committee Poll 2020
Dear all,
As the UK representative of the ESO Users Committee (UC), I would like to encourage all active users of ESO facilities to fill in the annual ESO UC poll:
https://www.eso.org/extra/surveys/index.php/239975?lang=en
The UC’s role is to represent the user community, covering La Silla/Paranal and ALMA.… continue to the full article
PATT Call for Proposals for the Liverpool Telescope
Semester 2020B
The Liverpool Telescope is a 2.0 metre fully robotic facility sited at Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma, Canary Islands. The Liverpool Telescope Time Allocation Committee is now accepting proposals for PATT time for observations in Semester 2020B (1st Jul
2020 – 28th Feb 2021).… continue to the full article
We are pleased to announce the new UK-based Solar Online Seminar Series – UK-SOSS.
UK-SOSS will be convened and hosted via a zoom link (to be announced in due course) between March and June once a month during the trial period.… continue to the full article
The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft has now begun its nearly two year journey towards the Sun to observe the Sun close-up and study its polar regions for the first time. It launched from Cape Canaveral on 10 February at 04:03am GMT, on board an Atlas V411 rocket.… continue to the full article