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1. Eclipse-chasing scientists to take off from Tucson for special mission

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2024, 02:50 AM

Apr 2024

New instrument 'ACES' will examine infrared light from the sun's corona

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — People across America will be watching next week’s total solar eclipse. But a special group of scientists will be watching from the skies, hoping to advance research in infrared astronomy.

The Colorado-based crew is now preparing for that complex flight in Tucson. On Eclipse Day, April 8, they will take off from Tucson International Airport and fly to the eclipse’s path of totality, over Texas.

The team will use the National Science Foundation and National Center For Atmospheric Research Gulfstream V aircraft, which will stay at Tucson’s Million Air Luxury Jet Center this week.

Jenna Samra is a principal investigator and instrument scientist, affiliated with the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian.

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