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To the relief of chemtrail conspiracy theorists, NASA’s plan to create red and blue-green colored artificial clouds was postponed on Sunday morning. The clouds were expected to be visible for much of the East Coast and surely would have left many scratching their heads.

It’s not the first time this experiment has been delayed, but it marks the end of the launch window which ran from May 31st through June 6th. Weather forecasts show that the conditions won’t be right in the next two days and the tentative date for launch is now June 11th.

The experiment requires specific weather conditions. On the day of launch, a two-stage Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket will carry ten canisters that will be deployed about five minutes after liftoff. The canisters will then create vividly colored artificial clouds aka vapor tracers. NASA scientists will then visually track the subsequent particle motions to gain further understanding of the ionosphere. The space agency has ground cameras at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and in Duck, North Carolina. The sky must be clear at one of those locations for researchers to be able to gather data properly. Unfortunately, clouds interfered with the tests this morning, causing the postponement of the launch.

More: http://gizmodo.com/nasas-plan-to-fill-the-sky-with-red-and-green-clouds-ha-1795801189
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They used to do these launches out of Wallops Island. I recall seeing similar ones as a kid.
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They used to do these launches out of Wallops Island. I recall seeing similar ones as a kid.

This was supposed to be launched from Wallops.
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They used to do these launches out of Wallops Island. I recall seeing similar ones as a kid.

I remember seeing sodium clouds over west Texas as a kid from launches at White Sands.

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I remember seeing sodium clouds over west Texas as a kid from launches at White Sands.
It has been a long time since I went out on the pier and watched the clouds from those launches, but I recall red and green. Our Scoutmaster was involved in that somewhere along the line, so we usually knew when one was going to happen (that, and if it had to do with space and rockets, we were on it.)
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It has been a long time since I went out on the pier and watched the clouds from those launches, but I recall red and green. Our Scoutmaster was involved in that somewhere along the line, so we usually knew when one was going to happen (that, and if it had to do with space and rockets, we were on it.)

Are the clouds highly visible?  Relatively opaque?
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Of course it has been postponed. It's not the right season yet.


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Are the clouds highly visible?  Relatively opaque?
If I had to liken them to anything, it would be like a patch of fairly strong aurora borealis, depending on how far you are away, how humid the air at low levels (haze), and how fast the wind disperses it.
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If I had to liken them to anything, it would be like a patch of fairly strong aurora borealis, depending on how far you are away, how humid the air at low levels (haze), and how fast the wind disperses it.

Thanks.  Good description.

I'll be in Baltimore for a conference, so I guess I'll be too far away with the reschedule. Shoot.
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Thanks.  Good description.

I'll be in Baltimore for a conference, so I guess I'll be too far away with the reschedule. Shoot.
Maybe not. Look to the South southeast  (150 to 180 magnetic, if you have a compass) and you might see it, if it is at the same altitude, etc. they did them when I was a kid living in Southern MD. It might be smaller and more faint, but if you have a clear view to the south and the sky is clear, you might be able to see ti.
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Maybe not. Look to the South southeast  (150 to 180 magnetic, if you have a compass) and you might see it, if it is at the same altitude, etc. they did them when I was a kid living in Southern MD. It might be smaller and more faint, but if you have a clear view to the south and the sky is clear, you might be able to see ti.

Thanks, @Smokin Joe ...  looks like the launch is supposed to be about 45 min to an hour from now (June 11, 9:04 to 9:19 pm EDT), and is supposed to be on the Wallops ustream site, but it's not there.  hmmm...  well, I'll go out and see what I can see.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rocket-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up-the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
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Yet another scrub.  5th attempt.

Boats entered the area.  Winds and haze, too.
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Yet another scrub.  5th attempt.

Boats entered the area.  Winds and haze, too.
Well, rats. Maybe next time.
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