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This NOIRLab Image of the Week was captured soon after sunset less than 36 hours ago, on the night of Monday 20 December 2021, at Maunakea, Hawai‘i.
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English: This NOIRLab Image of the Week was captured soon after sunset less than 36 hours ago, on the night of Monday 20 December 2021, at Maunakea, Hawai‘i. It was taken by our Cloudcams at Gemini North, one half of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Gemini North sits at an altitude of around 4200 meters (13,800 feet). Not only does this altitude facilitate world-class astronomical observations, but it also provides a phenomenal vantage point from which to spot various exciting light phenomena and night-sky wonders. In just one shot, this scene captures several phenomena: the naked-eye Comet Leonard (left of center), a red sprite (right of center), faint red airglow (left), Venus (the brightest feature), and Saturn (top).One of the rarest phenomena shown in the image, red sprites shoot down from a height of between 50 and 90 kilometers (30–55 miles) toward the top of the cloud deck over a lightning storm. It is uncommon to capture these phenomena on camera, but the uniquely clear sky and unique perspective from Maunakea increase the chances of capturing this flighty phenomenon. Another red sprite was captured from the same location in 2017 and can be seen in this image. |
Date | 22 December 2021, 09:46:00 (upload date) |
Source | The Comet, the Planets, and the Sprite |
Author | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Credit/Provider | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Date and time of data generation | 09:46, 22 December 2021 |
JPEG file comment | This NOIRLab Image of the Week was captured soon after sunset less than 36 hours ago, on the night of Monday night 20 December 2021, at Maunakea, Hawai‘i. It was taken by our Cloud Cams at Gemini North, one half of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Gemini North sits at an altitude of around 4200 meters (13,800 feet). Not only does this altitude facilitate world-class astronomical observations, but it also provides a phenomenal vantage point from which to spot various exciting light phenomena and night-sky wonders. In just one shot, this scene captures several phenomena: the naked-eye Comet Leonard (left of center), a red sprite (right of center), faint red airglow (left), Venus (the brightest feature) and Saturn (top). One of the rarest phenomena shown in the image, Red sprites shoot down from a height of between 50 and 90 kilometers (30–55 miles) toward the top of the cloud deck over a lightning storm. It is uncommon to capture these phenomena on camera but the uniquely clear sky and unique perspective from Maunakea increase the chances of capturing this flighty phenomenon. Another red sprite was captured from the same location in 2017 and can be seen in this image. |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 23.0 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 15:58, 22 December 2021 |
Serial number of camera | 1280613175 |
Lens used | 20.0 mm |
Owner of camera | unknown |
Date and time of digitizing | 00:42, 14 August 2010 |
Date metadata was last modified | 16:58, 22 December 2021 |
Unique ID of original document | B01047615DCE654B1FB0D380C7E037EA |
Keywords | Gemini North |
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IIM version | 4 |