Chasing the Aurora from Cambridge, MA to Fairbanks, AK
Photo Gallery
Skylar, Jacob and Scott work to setup the large loop antenna in the trees at Poker Flat Research Range to try and measure radio emission from the auroraSkylar works to connect her radio to the newly deployed loop antennaJacob and Jack look up at the aurora while listening for low frequency radio signals using Jacob’s Tupperware radioSkylar works to setup her radio, housed in a Backgammon game case.Jacob wrangles the large loop antenna he built with Skylar to measure auroral radio emissionThe All Sky camera, missing its weather housing, mounted inside the T. Neil Davis Operations Building at Poker Flat Research Range, ready for a night of auroral observationsThe All Sky camera, built by John and Tucker, deployed for a field test near the expedition home baseTeam members look on as All Sky begins a field testTucker placing the first layer of All Sky’s insulating housing over the camera and electronics A photo of the All Sky internals mounted on a tripod in the configuration they will be in during operation as part of pretesting before a field testJacob and Skylar work to deploy their loop antenna in the field at Poker Flat Research RangeShon and Jared observing the aurora at Poker Flat Research Range, with the T. Neil Davis Operations Building in the distance.Team members work to setup the radio system with red headlamps under the glow of the auroraTucker, Shon, and Jared observe a beautiful auroraJacob and Skylar work to setup their radios under the glow of the auroraJacob and Skylar working to connect their homemade radios to the large loop antenna they have built for the purpose of measuring auroral radio emission