On time at 0700 UTC (9 o’clock local time in Germany) in a cloudy but dry Bavarian morning, HALO took to the skies and headed south-west for its first interim destination Sal on Cape Verde. The flight today, estimated to take 6.5 hours, marks the beginning of the scientific experiments where all instruments are operational. Continue reading HALO set off to Cape Verde
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Infinite beam
Late at night on Thursday scientists tested the 532 nm laser of the ALIMA lidar (light detection and ranging).
The alignment of the laser emitted through a window on top of the aircraft, as well as the telescope that detects the backscattered photons, were adjusted. Continue reading Infinite beam