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For auroras to arise on a planet five things are required.Second, there must be charged particles, plasma, that can collide with the atmosphere. If there were no particles the situation would be the same as above. Dress Very Warm Please
The particles that make auroras come from the ionosphere but have an extremely high velocity due to the energy from the solar wind. The particles are caught by the Earth's magnetic field and are steered towards the poles. When a particle reaches the atmosphere it collides with one of the many present atoms.
The Earth is surrounded by a thin gas cover, the atmosphere, and fast charged particles, plasma, are moving in space above it. Auroras arise when some of those particles enter the Earth's atmosphere and collide with atoms and molecules. When the particles collide the energy used to give them their velocity changes into a light, the aurora.
As this is not the typical cruise ship, nightlife is limited to a small bar where you can buy drinks which are not included in the ship. So barhopping on the ship can become very expensive when you received your tab at the end of the cruise. As I am not a barhopper, I took many paperback books to read in the evening. There are usually film presentations scheduled in the evening however most of them I had already seen on National Geographic or Discovery channels so I spent many evenings reading books. Casual
On board there is a good bar and lounge.For those wishing to save a bit of money, a bit of forward planning will help and you can make use of the many duty free shops in Ushuaia. As we were lucky with the weather and viewing during the daytime, everybody was in good spirits at night and there was always a reason for a good party. We had a good barman on board and he kept people smiling with his happy hours and specials. By the way, there's no shortage of good fresh ice for the drinks! Casual
When I was there the sun set about 2 AM and rose at about 4 AM....Actually it never really set it just moved slowly across the horizon. If your outside like I was when I took this picture dress warmly!!!
Surprisingly enough, McMurdo Station had two bars (Gallagher's and Southern Exposure) and a wine bar. Everyone is very friendly and drinking is the most common activity.Nothing quite like walking out of the bar at 1 am and the sun is high in the sky.
Try getting up at 3am to see and "Antartic Sunrise". Unfortuantely it was cloudy when we tried but we saw our first iceberg so that was exciting enough. As many clothes as possible
I taught a basic West Coast Swing lesson at Gallighers one night. We had a great turnout....
Wednesday nights are BINGO night at Gallaghers....
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Q: Hello, I'm so excited about my trip to Antarctica on 2/19 on Quark. Questions for those who've been there - 1. packing -...
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