Aurora last night and sun today
Sun, 10/14/2012 - 16:09 | by Dave
Two night ago I saw the Aurora for the first time. It was quite amazing. I will never forget the dancing it did. Changing by the second it had many forms. So I missed the movie in the hanger for a rare performance.
Above is a picture from under the ship showing the two rudders and propellers. The water was very clear and I sent my camera down to almost 100' and the video revealed the ships hull and A-Frame through the crystal water.
Donglai's glider was deployed a few days ago, by accident, but it worked out OK. The glider is diving and surfacing in an undulating pattern from the surface to 200 meters and recording water temperature and Salinity along the way. It uses very little energy by diving with buoyancey control using its air bladder, similar to a fish. You can see the yellow glider in the small boat being launched in the photo above.
To read more about what is happening on Healy please visit writer Julia Whitty's blog at Mother Jones Blue Marble.
