The ASIS (Auroral Spectrograph In Skibotn) instrument is a collaboration between BIRA-IASB (Belgium), IPAG (France), and UiT (Norway). It is an auroral spectrograph installed at the Skibotn observatory in Norway, pointing field-aligned with a circular field-of-view of approximately 4 degrees. It was funded by BIRA-IASB and IPAG. It is hosted at the observatory by UiT which also provides the internet and power.
Aurora above Skibotn observatory (Crédit: Gaël Cessateur)
The instrument has been installed in October 2023 and has been operating continuously (during night-time) and automatically since then.
Aurora above ASIS (Crédit: Gaël Cessateur)
