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space2 years ago•1 min saved

"Japanese Astronomer Captures NASA's Mysterious Green Lasers"

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii recorded green pulsing lines shooting across the cloudy night sky on September 16, 2022, which were later identified as NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2) using motion-detecting cameras. It's the first time the satellite's green laser pulses have been spotted from the Earth's surface. The satellite uses laser light to get an exact measurement of the height of the Earth's ice, water, and land surfaces. The laser fires 10,000 times a second, shooting six beams of light to Earth.

via Futurism|

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science-and-technology2 years ago•2 min saved

Japanese Astronomer Spots NASA's Mysterious Green Lasers in Action

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured footage of three green lasers streaking across the sky, which he later identified as coming from NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2). The satellite, which measures the height of Earth's surfaces, fires lasers 10,000 times per second. The lasers were visible due to unique atmospheric conditions that scattered the light enough to make it visible to Fujii's cameras. This is the first time the team has seen footage of the instrument's lasers pulsing through the sky.

via Gizmodo|

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science-and-technology2 years ago•2 min saved

Mysterious Green Lasers from NASA Observed by Japanese Astronomer

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured footage of three green laser pulses streaking across the sky, which he later identified as coming from NASA's ICESat-2 satellite. The satellite is used to measure the height of Earth's surfaces and fires lasers 10,000 times per second. This is the first time the team has seen footage of the instrument's lasers pulsing through the sky. The lasers require unique atmospheric conditions to be spotted, and the clouds over Hiratsuka City Museum that night scattered the laser light enough to make it visible to Fujii's cameras.

via Yahoo News|

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