January
27: Photographer Chuck
Johnson captured this unique photograph
of a 2-stage Terrier-Black Brant IX rocket launch at the Poker
Flat Research Range. The rocket
flew 385 kilometers high through the aurora to obtain measurements that will
help scientists understand the structure and characteristics of high-frequency
waves and turbulence created by the aurora.
Location: Cleary Summit, 20 miles northeast
of Fairbanks, Alaska Time: 10:50 pm on January 27
Camera: Olympus digital C3040, f1.8, 400
ISO 16 sec. exposure
