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Space Museum launches new sky show "KAGAYA's Aurora" (with photos)
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     The Hong Kong Space Museum's new sky show, "KAGAYA's Aurora", which reveals auroras' amazing display of colour and light to audiences using advanced filming techniques, will be launched tomorrow (May 1).

     In some bitterly cold places such as Alaska and Iceland, mysterious and colourful "flames" often illuminate the starry sky. This natural light display in the sky of high latitude regions is known as an aurora. Auroras are caused by the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's atmosphere, while their rich colours are caused by a variety of airborne constituents.
 
     The sky show "KAGAYA's Aurora" uses computer graphics to illustrate the natural mechanism behind the formation of auroras, and captures different forms of aurora through time-lapse photography. The show also provides aerial shots of glaciers, grand images of the Arctic and melodious New Age music, offering audiences a unique experience in the museum's dome.
 
     The 27-minute show will be screened until October 30 at the museum's Stanley Ho Space Theatre. It will be screened daily at 3.50pm and 7.20pm. An additional show at 12.20pm will be available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

     Tickets priced at $24 (front stalls) and $32 (stalls) are available at the Hong Kong Space Museum Box Office and URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). The museum is closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays).
 
     For detailed information, please visit hk.space.museum or call 2721 0226.
 
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The Hong Kong Space Museum's new sky show, "KAGAYA's Aurora", which reveals auroras' amazing display of colour and light to audiences using advanced filming techniques, will be launched tomorrow (May 1). The film still shows Iceland, which is located within the auroral zone, and is the only island on the submarine Mid-Atlantic Ridge. While its night sky is illuminated by amazing colours, Iceland is also full of exotic landscapes sculptured by plate tectonics.
The Hong Kong Space Museum's new sky show, "KAGAYA's Aurora", which reveals auroras' amazing display of colour and light to audiences using advanced filming techniques, will be launched tomorrow (May 1). Auroras like the one pictured usually glow at a height over 90 kilometres and can reach up to 400 kilometres above the Earth, where the International Space Station orbits.
The Hong Kong Space Museum's new sky show, "KAGAYA's Aurora", which reveals auroras’ amazing display of colour and light to audiences using advanced filming techniques, will be launched tomorrow (May 1). Auroras like the one pictured usually glow at a height over 90 kilometres and can reach up to 400 kilometres above the Earth, where the International Space Station orbits.