Fort Smith is noted for aurora borealis. This one occurred October 24, 1998. Photo by L Shulman.

Completing the Spaceship Earth network required opening a new neutron monitor station in the general vicinity of Fort Smith, North West Territories. An initial visit by Bartol personnel to investigate feasibility and logistics was made in October, 1998, and the detectors were installed two years later. First data from the Fort Smith neutron monitor were recorded October 4, 2000 at 01:25:50 UT.

Construction of Fort Smith neutron monitor was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant OPP-9724293, under the NSF Major Research Infrastructure program.

Links Fort Smith weather. Fort Smith Information. Wood Buffalo National Park Fort Smith photo gallery. Courtesy Trapper Photo.