[NatureNS] Straight Green Line in the Sky

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We in Wolfville have a similar green laser that is aimed sharply  
upward from the Irving Centre on campus, and it is my understanding  
that somehow it samples and monitors aerosols in the atmosphere?   
Ours has been in operation for at least a couple of years and is  
often quite obvious to us.  I have heard too that they have some  
arrangement to not disrupt flights that pass through that area and  
sometimes turn off the laser.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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> From: "Stephen R. Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>
> Date: July 24, 2011 12:16:37 AM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca, Shawn Miner <preserve101@hotmail.com>
> Cc: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca " <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Straight Green Line in the Sky
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> There's a green laser system run off the top of the A&A Building at  
> Dalhousie some nights by atmospheric science people at the uni.   
> It's called LIDAR or some similar acronym and is used to sample the  
> atmosphere (the bounced-back beam is analyzed).  If it is misty or  
> cloudy, it is more noticeabl and was running last night too.
> Steve, Halifax
>
> Quoting Shawn Miner <preserve101@hotmail.com>:
>
>> Good Evening,
>>
>> I'm out on Queen St. in Halifax and there is a long, morphing  
>> green line in the sky.  Any guesses on what it might be?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Shawn
>> Sent from my BlackBerry.
>
>


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We in Wolfville have a similar green laser that is aimed sharply upward =
from the Irving Centre on campus, and it is my understanding that =
somehow it samples and monitors aerosols in the atmosphere? &nbsp;Ours =
has been in operation for at least a couple of years and is often quite =
obvious to us. &nbsp;I have heard too that they have some arrangement to =
not disrupt flights that pass through that area and sometimes turn off =
the laser. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin =
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margin-left: 0px; ">There's a green laser system run off the top of the =
A&amp;A Building at Dalhousie some nights by atmospheric science people =
at the uni.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>It's =
called LIDAR or some similar acronym and is used to sample the =
atmosphere (the bounced-back beam is analyzed).<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>If it is misty or cloudy, =
it is more noticeabl and was running last night too.</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Steve, Halifax</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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