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THEMIS Ground Gakona All Sky Imager

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/THEMIS/Ground/UCLA-GBO/GAKO/ASI

Description

THEMIS Ground All Sky Imager at Gakona, Alaska. The ASI stations monitor a 170 degree field of view imaging the auroral oval at kilometer resolution. The ASI is comprised of a fisheye lens and CCD (resolution 256 x 256 pixels) in a stainless steel enclosure topped with a transparent acrylic dome. Exposure control ranges from 5 s to 1 ms although the typical data rate is one image every 3 seconds. Silicone heaters keep the instrument within the nominal temperature range. During daylight hours sun shades deploy to protect the CCD. ATHA is part of the Norstar ASI network.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/THEMIS/Ground/UCLA-GBO/GAKO/ASI
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
THEMIS Ground Gakona All Sky Imager
AlternateName
GAKO ASI
ReleaseDate
2023-06-26 12:34:56.789
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-06-26 12:34:56.789
Note
THEMIS Metadata submitted by J.M. Weygand on 2023-06-26.
Description

THEMIS Ground All Sky Imager at Gakona, Alaska. The ASI stations monitor a 170 degree field of view imaging the auroral oval at kilometer resolution. The ASI is comprised of a fisheye lens and CCD (resolution 256 x 256 pixels) in a stainless steel enclosure topped with a transparent acrylic dome. Exposure control ranges from 5 s to 1 ms although the typical data rate is one image every 3 seconds. Silicone heaters keep the instrument within the nominal temperature range. During daylight hours sun shades deploy to protect the CCD. ATHA is part of the Norstar ASI network.

Acknowledgement
We acknowledge NASA contract NAS5-02099 and V. Angelopoulos for use of data from the THEMIS Mission. Specifically: S. Mende and E. Donovan for use of the ASI data.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Vassilis.Angelopoulos
2.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Stephen.B.Mende
3.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Eric.Donovan
4.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
InformationURL
Name
Norstar Network
URL
Description

Norstar web resource for ASI data and information.

InformationURL
Name
THEMIS All Sky Imager Instrument
URL
Description

Brief description of ASI instrument and links to related papers.

InformationURL
Name
NSSDC: THEMIS All Sky Imager
URL
Description

National Space Science Data Center: ASI description.

InstrumentType
Imager
InvestigationName
THEMIS Ground All Sky Imager
ObservatoryID