FAST Conjugate Aircraft Observations
Aircraft Data Summary (February 6)



February 6, 1998 Aircraft Data Summary

       Orbit: 5775
       Conjunction: 07:04:32
       Aircraft Position: 71.87 N  143.79 W
       Direction of flight: South
       Auroral Condition: There was moonlit sky with two relatively (to
                          the moon) dim arcs to the north, possibly some
                          rays, and two moving arcs overhead. 

              ASC: one arc to the north and two arcs overhead
              AFT: some structured dim aurora
              FWD: no aurora

       Directory Name: \Fast98\Feb06
       Data Files:

          1.FAST positions: feb06_98.fst
          2.Aircraft position log: ac980206.gps

       Image Files:

              Aircraft (RX = aft camera, FX = forward, AC = All-sky)
              All-sky images at conjunction: -60 s -50 s -40 s -30 s, 
                 -20 s, -10 s, 0 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 40 s, 50 s, 60 s
              Aft camera image at conjunction -14 s
              Forward camera image at conjunction +4 s




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    - Data Types


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