British Antarctic Territory 2008 – Aurorae over Antarctica
One of the finest aurora sets ever produced, but poorly documented. Five stamps
in a strip show differently coloured aurorae over the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station and its surroundings (the tent in the second picture
is a field camp). Unfortunately, neither the BAS nor the stamp designers were
able to tell me who the photographers were so I am unable to credit them. If
you know, please get in touch.
As the notes released with the stamps explained: ‘Auroras can tell us a great deal about space weather, particularly magnetic
storms which can disrupt modern satellite communication systems and cause power
blackouts. The British Antarctic Survey scientists stationed at Halley Research
Station are aware of Antarctica’s importance in the study of geospace and are ideally situated to view the
aurora during the 105 days when the sun does not rise above the horizon.’
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