Northern Lights at the Lodge

Our Sons of Norway lodge had a Christmas party. I went with John O and brought Barbara C as my guest.

Potluck: We first enjoyed a lot of delicious food at the potluck.

Program: We heard Pål Brekke from the Norwegian Space Agency talk about the Northern Lights. He has written a book entitled THE STORY ABOUT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS that explains "the mechanisms behind the northern lights, and how we can predict when and where we can see them."

Dr. Brekke received a PhD in 1993 from the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo.  He has worked for the European Space Agency at NASA. He currently works at the Norwegian Space Centre. 

Christmas Carols: The evening ended with a rousing Sing-Along of Christmas carols in English and Norwegian.