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Eclipse Radiosonde Marathon at HU-Beltsville
April 8, 2024
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Hope everyone is ready for this afternoon’s celestial event!
Here’s the final schedule for all RS92 launches with participants (all local time):
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6:00am – Nakul, Adrian
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8:00am – Nakul, Zhifeng, Adrian
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10:00am – Nakul, Zhifeng, Adrian
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12:00pm – Debanjana, Zhifeng, Adrian
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2:00pm (start of the eclipse) – Nakul, Zhifeng, Debanjana, Pamela, Rocio, Johan, Adrian
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3:20pm (maximum of the eclipse) -Nakul, Zhifeng, Debanjana, Pamela, Rocio, Johan, Adrian
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4:40pm (end of the eclipse) – Nakul, Zhifeng, Debanjana, Pamela, Rocio, Johan, Adrian
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6:00pm – Nakul, Pamela, Rocio, Johan, Adrian
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8:00pm (depending on weather, we might not do this one) – TBA
The cutoff time for each launch will be 30 to 40 minutes or until the radiosonde has surpassed 10 km in height, whichever comes first. This will be a good enough profile of the Troposphere.
Weather: East direction for all flights. The forecast shows 30% cloud cover and 7mph winds.
NOTAM#: BAL-04-055 (5:00am to 7:59pm)
Frequency: 401 to 406 MHz (depending what frequencies are being used)
Operating Lidar: None
NOAA-21 overpass will be: 2024/04/08 17:54:00 80.0 76.0
