The First Light for a New Ground-based Imaging Capability of JHU/APL in Support of Auroral Science Campaigns and Missions

A new ground-based imaging capability, GoIono, has been developed at JHU/APL. The deployable system includes an all-sky imager with multiple filters to address both auroral science and space weather applications. This presentation introduces this new capability to the science community. We will present and discuss initial Golono observations at the Poker Flat Research Range for a successful auroral substorm campaign conducted during early April 2016. The APL GoIono all-sky imagers are ready for deployment at sub-auroral latitudes to support the Van Allen Probes (and other) missions. They will form a cornerstone of the ground-based measurements needed in support of the forthcoming SMILE mission.