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Post by GhostofEd on Sept 17, 2018 3:29:03 GMT
Relax. No one is stealing the sun's energy or covering up its impending explosion or release of radiation harmful to earth!
Sunspot Solar Observatory is transitioning back to regular operations as of September 17th
On September 6th, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) made the decision to temporarily vacate the Sunspot Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico as a precautionary measure while addressing a security issue. The facility closed down in an orderly fashion and is now re-opening. The residents that vacated their homes will be returning to the site, and all employees will return to work this week.
AURA has been cooperating with an on-going law enforcement investigation of criminal activity that occurred at Sacramento Peak. During this time, we became concerned that a suspect in the investigation potentially posed a threat to the safety of local staff and residents. For this reason, AURA temporarily vacated the facility and ceased science activities at this location.
The decision to vacate was based on the logistical challenges associated with protecting personnel at such a remote location, and the need for expeditious response to the potential threat. AURA determined that moving the small number of on-site staff and residents off the mountain was the most prudent and effective action to ensure their safety. Rest of the scoop here:
www.aura-astronomy.org/news/news.asp?newsID=389
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Post by gus on Sept 17, 2018 4:45:50 GMT
2 weeks it was closed, it's a bit odd.
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Post by ZETAR on Sept 17, 2018 5:33:14 GMT
SHALOM...Z
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Post by HAL on Sept 19, 2018 20:41:42 GMT
.. During this time, we became concerned that a suspect in the investigation potentially posed a threat to the safety of local staff and residents. For this reason, AURA temporarily vacated the facility and ceased science activities at this location..
That has to be grade 'A' bull.
HAL.
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Post by swamprat on Sept 20, 2018 15:35:53 GMT
Sigh.....Child-Porn Investigation Caused New Mexico Observatory Closure: Report By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | September 20, 2018
An FBI investigation into child pornography caused the peculiar closure of a New Mexico solar observatory earlier this month, according to the news agency Reuters.
The Sunspot Solar Observatory, which sits high up on southern New Mexico's Sacramento Peak, was shuttered from Sept. 6 through Sept. 16 because of a "security issue" that, until now, had remained mysterious. The lack of information spawned a rash of rumors, which ran the gamut from an alien-life detection to espionage activity.
But the truth is out there at last. Reuters got ahold of federal court documents, which revealed that the FBI was investigating the apparent use of Sunspot Wi-Fi to download and distribute child pornography.
An FBI affidavit examined by Reuters "identified the suspect as a janitor under contract to clean the facility, whose laptop was found to have been used to connect to the observatory's wireless system," the news agency reported Wednesday (Sept. 19).
"The warrant issued by a U.S. magistrate in Las Cruces, New Mexico, showed that on Sept. 14 agents removed from the man's home three cell phones, five laptops, one iPad, an external hard drive, 16 thumb drives, 89 compact flash disks and other material," Reuters reported.
The FBI told Reuters that the suspect has not been arrested or charged with a crime, but the case is still under investigation.
Sunspot is a facility of the National Solar Observatory, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
AURA representatives have stressed that they've been cooperating with authorities in the ongoing investigation, though they've kept key details, including the nature of the activity being investigated, from the public.
"We recognize that the lack of communications while the facility was vacated was concerning and frustrating for some," AURA representatives said in a Sunday (Sept. 16) statement, which announced that Sunspot would reopen the next day.
"However, our desire to provide additional information had to be balanced against the risk that, if spread at the time, the news would alert the suspect and impede the law enforcement investigation," the AURA statement added. "That was a risk we could not take."
The FBI has also stayed mum, even keeping local law enforcement personnel in the dark, according to media reports.
Nine people, from AURA and New Mexico State University, currently work at Sunspot, AURA representatives have said. Astronomers at the observatory, which was established in 1947, study solar activity, solar physics and space weather. Its main instrument is the Dunn Solar Telescope, which was completed in 1969.
www.space.com/41888-new-mexico-observatory-closure-child-porn-investigation.html
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Post by HAL on Sept 20, 2018 20:45:07 GMT
And they shut down the place just for that ?
Sorry, it doesn't fly.
And the coincidental shut down of the other facilities ? Just coincidence ?
I mean, aw come on. The authorities raid people every day for this and similar offenses without closing down a major scientific establishment.
Sounds like a cover story.
HAL.
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Post by thelmadonna on Sept 20, 2018 21:39:27 GMT
And they shut down the place just for that ? Sorry, it doesn't fly. And the coincidental shut down of the other facilities ? Just coincidence ? I mean, aw come on. The authorities raid people every day for this and similar offenses without closing down a major scientific establishment. Sounds like a cover story. HAL. I agree entirely.
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Post by moksha on Sept 20, 2018 23:07:47 GMT
And they shut down the place just for that ? Sorry, it doesn't fly. And the coincidental shut down of the other facilities ? Just coincidence ? I mean, aw come on. The authorities raid people every day for this and similar offenses without closing down a major scientific establishment. Sounds like a cover story. HAL. I agree. It's like we are all being treated like MUSHROOMS we are kept in the dark and fed
CRAPITOL
Besides I thought the butler did it in the green room with a rope a dope.
MW
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Post by GhostofEd on Sept 20, 2018 23:10:28 GMT
And the coincidental shut down of the other facilities ? Just coincidence ? You're assuming other similar facilities were shut down. My understanding is that is an unverified claim and primarily based on someone saying webcams at various observatories were down at the same time. A non-transmitting webcam is not a reliable indicator that a facility is not open. So before talking about coincidences it's probably a good idea to verify the other events actually happened or were not due to .... well a coincidence. You can find a coincidence for anything.
Just tossing it out there because someone has to.
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Post by ZETAR on Sept 22, 2018 2:27:14 GMT
Solar Observatory Mystery: What Happened? ~ REMOTE VIEWING SHALOM...Z
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Post by moksha on Sept 22, 2018 11:51:53 GMT
Recorded SDO evidence @6:45 UT but some of the FRAMES are missing, here is the day before, a well done video, but no, working model of the seeming impossible dual lunar transit.
NUCLEAR FUSION
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