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ASIM - Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor is a Danish-lead ESA external payload for the International Space Station.

International Space Station
Joined June 2011
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
A lab with a view 🌍 📅 Columbus – 17 years on, this European science module continues to be an integral part of the International @Space_Station. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Good catch, @dominickmatthew ⚡️What do you think, @Astro_Andreas and @ASIM_Payload? 😉
Amazing edge-view of a sprite from @Space_Station by astronaut Matthew Dominick. This excerpt shows a sprite captured at the horizon edge during a nighttime pass over southeast Asia. This sprite reaches approximately 60 kilometer altitudes, which is in the accepted range of 35-90 kilometers for sprites (the visible edge-on atmosphere is about 120 kilometers). There is a blue-to-red emission transition at about 20 kilometers. The very base of the blue is about 5-8 kilometers. Expedition 71, iss071e319414, Nikon Z9, 50mm f1.2, 1/3th sec, ISO 12800, 7-1-2024.
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Super lucky a few weeks ago when shooting a timelapse of a lightning storm off the coast of South Africa. One of the frames in the timelapse had a red sprite. A rare event. My knowledge is pretty much just from Wikipedia but I want to know more. 50mm lens, f1.2, 1/5s, ISO 3200
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
I am so lucky to have captured such a picture of Gigantic Jets Lightning over Himalayan Mountains. And it has now been published at #APOD of June 18. I took them on the early morning of June 10, 2024.
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Starliners approach to @Space_Station provided a great photo opportunity for the @esa #Columbus module with STP-H7 and @ASIM_Payload on the exposed platform. @ASIM_Payload has been observing electromagnetic discharges in the upper atmosphere since Apr. 2018 and is still going 💪
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Thunderstorm observations from @Space_Station provide better data than satellites at higher orbits. Monitoring thunderstorms helps scientists evaluate their role in atmospheric dynamics and climate change. doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-0…
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
On April 15, 2024, the @ASIM_Payload was relocated to its original position on the Columbus module on board of the @Space_Station. 📸 We've got some exclusive post-relocation pics for you! 🌟
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
⚡️ Back to its roots. The 'space storm hunter' ASIM moved to its original, preferred position on @esa's Columbus module today. 👀 The relocation will give the @ASIM_Payload a wider field of view to monitor high energy events in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Its science could improve our knowledge of dust storms, pollutants, forest fires and volcanoes. 🌋 🦾 The @csa_asc robotic arm was in charge of the move, under the guidance of the Belgian User Support and Operations Centre🇧🇪 @Busoc_official
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
🅿️ ASIM gave up its vantage point on the International @Space_Station to other Earth observation experiments in 2022. 🔙 The @DTUSpace instrument that detects #lightning phenomena above the clouds reclaims now its original spot: aeronomie.be/en/news/2024/as…
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Researchers monitor thunderstorms and its impacts on Earth’s atmosphere and climate. The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor could improve our knowledge of dust storms, pollutants, forest fires, and volcanoes. Discover more @Space_Station science: go.nasa.gov/3OPtMH6
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Lightning goes both ways - down to strike the Earth and up towards space. Amazing photo of a red sprite above a storm, by @Astro_Andreas. Details, including gif: tinyurl.com/ycynckzr @esa
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Det er vi stolte af: BBC skriver om vores nye billeder af lyn optaget fra rumstationen i samarbejde med @Astro_Andreas og med udstyr, DTU Space har modificeret i forbindelse med Thor-Davis-projektet. Data er omdannet til billeder hos os #dkrummet #dkastro bbc.co.uk/newsround/67635753
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Beyond the clouds is a fascinating world. What you see here is a picture of a red sprite over a thunder cloud that I took as part of the Thor-Davis experiment from @DTUSpace ⚡Red sprites are part of the rare phenomena known as Transient Luminous Events, often shortened TLEs, that can appear over thunder clouds. The red sprites form around 40 to 80 km above ground and as you can see in the video from the Davis camera, the red sprites appear after the thunder has struck and much higher up. The Davis camera is special in that it does not take a picture like a regular camera, but like the retina in our eyes that is sensitive to changes in light, allowing it to take up to the equivalent of 100.000 pictures per second. This brings back memories of the blue jet I caught on camera on my first mission in 2015. / En verden over skyerne Det her er et billede af en rød fe over en tordensky, som jeg tog som en del af Thor-Davis-eksperimentet fra DTU. Røde feer er en del af de sjældne fænomener kendt som Transiente Luminous Events, ofte forkortet TLE'er, der dannes over tordenskyer. De røde feer dannes cirka 40 til 80 km over Jorden, og som du kan se i videoen fra Davis-kameraet, kommer tordenen først, hvorefter den røde fe opstår højere oppe. Davis-kameraet er specielt, fordi det ikke tager billeder som et almindeligt kamera, men som nethinden i vores øjne, der er følsom over for ændringer i lys og med det kan Davis kameraet tage op til hvad der svarer til 100.000 billeder pr. sekund. At se en rød fe minder mig om det blå lyn, jeg tog et billede af under min første mission i 2015.
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Crew-7 is GO!
All systems looking good for tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Crew-7 to the @space_station. Weather is 95% favorable for liftoff → spacex.com/launches
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
I dag skød vi #Rumrejsen i gang, hvor børn og unge i hele landet får mulighed for at engagere sig i @Astro_Andreas' #Huginn mission. En fantastisk anledning til styrke interessen for STEM og synliggøre dansk rumindustri og -forskning #eserodk
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
The @Space_Station's international partnerships are integral for propelling science forward, together! The Columbus laboratory (seen below) is @ESA’s largest hardware contribution to station, providing room for both interior and exterior experiments. go.nasa.gov/3Pq7JpB
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
Amazing red sprite captured tonight facing SE from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico at 1:47am local time (05:47 UTC). @DeborahTiempo @adamonzon @weatherchannel @ASIM_Payload @AMSAtmoElect @NASA @NOAAComms @NWS @NWSSanJuan @VaisalaGroup @VaisalaGroup #redsprites
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ASIM 🦋 @asim.dk retweeted
In much the same way, @Astro_Andreas’s upcoming mission will deliver cutting-edge science back to Earth for the benefit of all. #Huginn #ReadyForFlight
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