Cancellation + ASK
Yesterday's run (LANCS) was cancelled based on both weather and potential geomagnetic activity. Sadly it turned out that the weather was not so bad and that there was an unexpected upswing in the activity with a couple of substorms going off. Since the cameras were not ready anyway it didn't really matter. Too bad but c'est la vie.
Andrew ran HIPI for the first time yesterday with some promising results.
Tonight ASK is running and from 17 UT X mode heating is also occurring in an effort to detect the sodium emission using super-Sparkle. Unfortunately the ionosphere is currently incredibly weak, geomagnetic activity is low and last time I was outside it was snowing. Steve Crothers should be starting MISS up at the ESR shortly. As things stand it is generally pointless but unfortunately optimism stopped me from canceling. It will be an opportunity to determine whether the 'new' Steffe experiment is suitable (or at least workable) for the southward low-elevation pointing direction. I suspect it will turn out not to be and we will see if a suitable replacement can be shoved in.
Andrew ran HIPI for the first time yesterday with some promising results.
Tonight ASK is running and from 17 UT X mode heating is also occurring in an effort to detect the sodium emission using super-Sparkle. Unfortunately the ionosphere is currently incredibly weak, geomagnetic activity is low and last time I was outside it was snowing. Steve Crothers should be starting MISS up at the ESR shortly. As things stand it is generally pointless but unfortunately optimism stopped me from canceling. It will be an opportunity to determine whether the 'new' Steffe experiment is suitable (or at least workable) for the southward low-elevation pointing direction. I suspect it will turn out not to be and we will see if a suitable replacement can be shoved in.
posted by Kav at 6:56 pm
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