They may also occasion the delay of Space Shuttle flights. The shower has two different outburst components that dictate a different observing strategy. Best viewing in dark and clear skies. Spotter cameras to not miss bright meteors and persistent trains. It has 20 upward-looking window ports oriented at different angles for maximum coverage of the sky.
Infrared sensors detect the comparative heat of objects.
Spectrometers separate light into its constiuent colors. ARIA is a Boeing 707 aircraft equipped with a telemetry antenna dish in the nose of the aircraft and four optical windows on the left side of the aircraft in the front observing deck. Four more windows will be installed on the right side of the aircraft to faciliate the use of spectroscopic and imaging instruments. Near-UV and visible spectrographs will search for the signatures of organic matter. Two windows are used for flux measurements which will be reported while the mission unfolds.