**Welcome!**

We are a team of scientists and citizen scientists, all united by a shared passion for the aurora! Together, in the `Auroral Research Coordination: Towards Internationalised Citizen Science (ARCTICS) <https://collab.issibern.ch/arctics/>`_ group, we’ve combined our expertise to create two valuable resources for the aurora community.

**Overview**

On this website, you will find two key resources designed to support citizen scientist involvement in aurora research:

- **Aurora Field Guide**: A visual guide to different auroral forms, helping you identify various types of aurora in your own photographs.
- **Aurora Handbook**: A detailed guide explaining how to capture aurora images for scientific research, submit your photos, and understand how collaborations with scientists can contribute to new discoveries.

**License & Citation**

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To cite the work, we ask that you use the above doi.

Both guides are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).


**Aurora Field Guide for Citizen Science**

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`Click Here for the Aurora Field Guide <_static/Aurora_Field_Guide.pdf>`_

**Aurora Handbook for Citizen Science**

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`Click Here for the Aurora Handbook (PDF) <_static/Aurora_Handbook.pdf>`_


Or browse the Handbook online by clicking the links below.

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