Universal Date/Time |
JDay |
Date |
Time |
Start/Stop |
Camera |
Lens |
Orientation | |
Comments |
216 |
03-Aug |
7:42:10 |
Start |
Xybion 1 |
Zoom ~25 mm |
~East, out window | |
Closest activity is ~NNW, but is getting closer (soon in F.O.V?) |
| |
7:52:28 | | | | | |
Decreased intensifier gain |
| |
8:42:00 |
Stop |
Xybion 1 | | | |
No lightning in FOV for a while |
223 |
10-Aug |
21:51:26 |
Start |
C2000 |
Wide field |
~South west, on platform | |
Cumulus clouds. No storms in FOV. |
| |
22:02:30 | | | |
~South | |
More cumulus. Distant storm barely visible in haze. |
225 |
12-Aug |
0:32:26 |
Start |
C2000 |
Zoomed in a bit |
West | |
Storm with sun illuminating anvil from behind |
| |
~0:52:30 | | | | | |
Brief camera glitch. Was temporarily unable to take picture. |
| |
1:19:00 | | | |
Southwest | |
Sun came out from behind clouds. Needed to reorient away... |
| |
2:19 | | | | | |
Camera no longer focusing at infinity? (images are blurry) |
| |
2:30:05 |
Stop | | | | |
Low light levels (>30 min past sundown) and blurry images |
| |
20:19:11 |
Start |
C2000 |
Zoomed in a bit |
South-southwest | |
Line of convection building over central Cheyenne Co. |
| |
21:19:30 | | | |
South-souteast | |
New convection building at somewhat closer range |
| |
22:29:40 | | | |
East-southeast | |
Can't see turrets to SSE (only anvil). Newer convection to ESE... |
| |
23:32:40 |
"Stop" | | | | |
Battery power ran out. Foreground clouds blocking view of storms anyways. |
226 |
13-Aug |
3:00:00 |
Start |
Xybion 1 |
Zoom ~25 mm |
East-northeast | |
Region of +CGs and horizontally extensive lightning |
| |
3:15:30 | | | |
Lowered elevation | |
Horizon was previously below the FOV? |
| |
3:31:30 | | | |
Decrease EL/Decrease AZ | |
Region of +CGs is further north and east |
| |
~3:53 |
"Stop" | | | | |
End-of-tape |
| |
4:11:48 |
Start |
Xybion 1 |
Zoom ~25 mm |
Same location as last use | |
New tape |
| |
4:13:20 | | | |
Decrease AZ a bit |
| |
4:40:03 |
Stop | | | | |
Activity is distant |
227 |
14-Aug |
5:55:50 |
Start |
Xybion 1 |
Zoom ~25 mm |
North-northeast | |
Starting calibration: Azimuth of foreground objects? |
| |
5:57:00 | | | |
Northeast |
| |
5:58:00 | | | |
East-northeast |
| |
5:59:00 | | | |
East |
| |
6:00:00 | | | |
East to East-southeast |
| |
6:01:00 | | | |
Increased EL a bit |
| |
6:02:00 | | | |
East-southeast |
| |
6:03:00 | | | |
ESE to SE | |
Looking to left of trailer |
| |
6:04:00 | | | |
SE to SSE | |
Looking to right of trailer |
| |
6:05:00 | | | |
SSE | |
Note: Car headlamps moving through FOV |
| |
6:06:00 | | | |
SSE to S |
| |
6:07:00 | | | |
S to SSW |
| |
6:08:00 | | | |
SW |
| |
6:09:00 | | | |
WSW | |
Clouds blocking part of FOV |
| |
6:10:00 |
Stop |
228 |
15-Aug |
3:39:00 |
Start |
Xybion 1 |
Zoom ~25 mm |
North | |
Another calibration of foreground objects for additional AZ |
| |
3:40:00 | | | |
North-northwest | |
Vertical baseline in FOV |
| |
3:41:00 | | | |
NW | |
Flashing light in NW corn field is in FOV at left side |
| |
3:42:00 | | | |
WNW | |
...and now on right side |
| |
3:43:00 | | | |
W-WNW |
| |
3:44:00 | | | |
W | |
Clouds blocking portion of left side |
| |
3:45:00 | | | |
WSW | |
Clouds blocking >½on of left side |
| |
3:46:00 |
Stop |