Auroral Imaging Program
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This grant is for the use of ultra-sensitive imaging systems               to record and interpret the rapidly changing patterns of auroral                luminosity.  The data is taken with a modified TV camera, so that               changes of color and shape in a fraction of s second can be later               analyzed in detail.  The complex shapes arise as current paths                  move in the earth's magnetic field under the influence of                       electric fields and changes in conductivity caused in part by the               currents themselves.  Phenomena such as spirals and pulsating                   aurorae are examples of plasma instabilities that are ubiquitous                throughout the cosmos, but which can be studied in some detail                  with ground based imaging and spectrographic and other equipment                from the Poker Flat and Svalbad Auroral Observatories.  Videotape               recordings of these images are being made available as                          educational material, and have been widely enjoyed as                           demonstrating the beauty of the natural environment.
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