Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Igloo - 0 Kevin - 1
Sleeping in an Igloo while a blizzard brews outside with wind chill of -50? No problem.
The igloo was warm and toasty with an internal temp around -9C (15F) and I snored the night away. Today I decided to take a nice hike around the area while it was a nippy -53F outside. my coldest excursion to date, and I'm glad I was able to get it in before the end of the trip here.
As an aside, i realize I haven't posted anything about the Aurora Borealis. We were lucky enough to be treated to displays 4 nights in a row starting on our first night here. It was truly magnificent. Get a load of these pictures..
An expert on the sun and sky has been staying here with us at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. He is Roger Woloshyn, otherwise known as Starman. He gave a lecture last night about the Northern Lights and how and why they appear so brillantly in the skies here.
The Northern lights are a natural light display usually seen best at night and at the polar region. The sun is a constant star that makes energy all day. There are sunspots on the sun that are getting rid of energy in the form of high speed electrons known as the "solar wind". These particles are shot off the sun and hit earth's atmosphere creating the northern lights when conditions are just perfect.
The igloo was warm and toasty with an internal temp around -9C (15F) and I snored the night away. Today I decided to take a nice hike around the area while it was a nippy -53F outside. my coldest excursion to date, and I'm glad I was able to get it in before the end of the trip here.
As an aside, i realize I haven't posted anything about the Aurora Borealis. We were lucky enough to be treated to displays 4 nights in a row starting on our first night here. It was truly magnificent. Get a load of these pictures..
The Northern lights are a natural light display usually seen best at night and at the polar region. The sun is a constant star that makes energy all day. There are sunspots on the sun that are getting rid of energy in the form of high speed electrons known as the "solar wind". These particles are shot off the sun and hit earth's atmosphere creating the northern lights when conditions are just perfect.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Igloo Time
Ever wonder how to build an igloo? Well here is a quick demo clip, and a photo of the completed building. I haven't slept in it yet - but will be sure to let you know. I think tonight might be the night!
Completed structure with Julie, one of the teachers here, by the entrance.
Completed structure with Julie, one of the teachers here, by the entrance.
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