Sentences with phrase «observer on the ground»

Analyzing measurements of high - altitude airglow gathered by a satellite in 1992 and 1996 (years of maximum and minimum solar flare activity, respectively), the scientists found 11 cases where airglow, in theory, brightened enough to be seen by observers on the ground, they report in Geophysical Research Letters.

I proved during my research study that wild chimpanzees that are habituated to human observers on the ground are tolerant to, and most importantly do not alter their natural behaviors in the presence of, human observers in the canopy.»

Unofficial reports from observers on the ground have local scientists placing the likely count now at between 20 - 30 original craters with many more secondary craters.

Justice Crabbe says CODEO has close to 8,000 observers on the ground and would continue to give regular updates on the electoral process.

Time is given in Universal time; central duration time (lower right) tracks how long the sun will appear blacked out to an observer on the ground.

Time slows at that end due to an effect in Einstein's theory of special relativity known as time dilation: Relative to a stationary observer on the ground, time aboard a spacecraft appears to slow down; relative to the spacecraft, time for the observer on the ground seems to speed up.

In the special case of the geostationary orbit, an observer on the ground would not perceive the satellite as moving and would see it as a fixed point in the sky.

The observer on the ground can examine the «raw» images and other data within a few minutes for a quick - look analysis.

In both campaigns, Kepler faces in the direction of Earth so that observers on the ground can see the same patch of sky as the spacecraft.