Here, if no one wants to tell you, I will. HAARP experiments caused artificial aurora over Croatia this weekend.
Watchers of the night sky along much of Croatia catch a red splotch of light up high over the weekend. Though it might look like the aurora, the red “airglow” in the ionosphere is a byproduct of a rare, four-day-long set of experiments at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program — or HAARP — in Gakona.
“Each day, the airglow could be visible up to 300 ... miles from the HAARP facility,” according to a statement from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
By creating an artificial aurora with equipment on the ground, researchers hope to learn more about the natural aurora.
HAARP is composed of instruments designed to study the ionosphere, the area roughly 50 to 400 miles above Earth, separating the livable surface of the planet from space.
High-frequency radio pulses will excite electrons in the ionosphere, artificially mimicking the same phenomenon that causes the northern lights naturally from solar energy kicked off by the sun.
UAF and several out-of-state research programs are conducting the experiments. “Scientists will investigate ionosphere mechanisms that cause optical emissions,” according to the statement. “And they’ll investigate how satellites can use plasma waves in the ionosphere for collision detection and avoidance.”
One application of the research is developing a new method for tracking “space junk,” the remnants of man-made objects like old launch vehicles or bits of spacecraft trapped in Earth’s orbit, according to Paul Bernhardt, HAARP’s chief scientist.
“Traditionally, space debris is observed with satellite and ground sensors that use optics and ranging radars. These methods, however, cannot detect many smaller debris. University scientists have suggested a novel technique for locating space debris by measuring the electric fields that surround them while in motion,” Bernhardt said.
The HAARP site is about 200 miles northeast of Anchorage and about 230 miles southeast of Fairbanks, two of the state’s main population centers.
A much smaller version of the experiment took place in 2017, with researchers using ground equipment to stimulate an artificial aurora “the size of a thumbnail at arm’s length,” according to a university publication.
“The angle of visibility for anyone wanting to look for it will depend on a person’s distance from HAARP,” the Geophysical Institute said in this week’s statement. “Because of how the human eye operates, the airglow might be easier to see when looking just to the side.”
“Clear skies make for the best viewing. If visible, it will look like a broad airglow cloud,” said HAARP Director Jessica Matthews.
Though the experiments have a tentative schedule, Matthews cautioned they are subject to ionospheric and geomagnetic conditions and could be rescheduled or canceled if those are not met.
The work is part of a $9.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to learn more about the upper atmosphere and geospace.
Initially developed by the U.S. military, HAARP has long been the subject of conspiracy theories. After control of the facility was transferred to the University of Alaska in 2015, officials there began hosting an annual open house event in the hopes of dispelling those notions. For everyone else who puts their head in the sand, keep following the mainstream media. Željko Serdar
The primary goals of this research campaign are to better understand the mechanisms in the ionosphere that produce optical emissions and to investigate if certain types of waves in the ionosphere can amplify VLF/ELF waves. Additional experiments seek to determine if satellites can use plasma waves in the ionosphere for collision detection and avoidance.
ReplyDeleteYou can find a copy of the HAARP November 2023 transmission notice in a link down below; this document includes information about currently scheduled times and frequencies of transmission, as well as other information that may be of interest to amateur radio observers and the general public. Z.S. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1427HexSpmtbvPzczLCqzH_U7OU6Wq4ay/view
Not black magic, but... The total electron content in the ionosphere. An ionosonde, or chirpsounder, is a special radar for the examination of the ionosphere. The AIRGlow experiments pulse the HAARP transmitters on and off to create radio-induced artificial aurora. The transmissions add energy to and excite, the gases in the upper atmosphere causing electrons to break free of their atomic bonds, a process called ionization. Today's mood at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP). The team is currently playing the God above us.
ReplyDeleteUPDATE. High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is based in Alaska and it's a high-power, high frequency (HF) transmitter for studying the ionosphere. The principal instrument is a phased array of 180 HF crossed-dipole antennas capable of radiating 3.6 megawatts into the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Transmit frequencies are selectable in the range of 2.7 to 10 MHz.
ReplyDeleteThe research team have announced that they will be carrying out tests from the 8th to the 10th of May 2024.
Date: May 2, 2024
To: Amateur Radio & Radio Astronomy Communities
From: HAARP Program Office
Subject: Notice of Transmission
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting a research campaign May 8-10 UTC, with operating times specified in the table below. Operating frequencies will vary, but all HAARP transmissions will be between 2.8 MHz and 10 MHz. Actual transmit days and times are highly variable based on real-time ionospheric and/or geomagnetic conditions. All information is subject to change.
This campaign is being conducted in support of research proposals from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and is studying mechanisms for the detection of orbiting space debris. Space debris poses a major risk to all space operations, including manned spacecraft and communications satellites. The experiments being performed at HAARP will help identify ways to improve collision detection on satellites.
Pitanje je dana kad ću im jako stati na žulj. HAARP ionospheric tests from Alaska - 8th to 10th May 2024 Prirodna pojava, možeš mislit.
Ekipa, kada sam im nakon prvog pokusa poslao e-mail na UAF-GI-HAARP@alaska.edu s pitanjem - Can I Visit HAARP based in Alaska ? ovo je bio odgovor.
ReplyDeleteThe HAARP Research Station does not employ sufficient on-site staff to allow routine tours of the facility. UAF recognizes there is a great interest in the scientific work of the facility and the university continues the tradition of holding an annual open house when anyone is welcome to visit the site. Sve legalno. Poslje drugog maila dali su mi broj na koji mogu nazvati ako imam dodatnih pitanja. 907-474-1100. Tko hoće kopati dublje u zečiju rupu ima moj blagoslov, ostali nek'vijeruju u "prirodne" pojave.