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The brilliant green beam of the lidar at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)measures aerosols and water vapor high in the stratosphere. This unretouchedimage was made when fog briefly formed during an observing session. The cameraThe camera was leaned against the side of the dome that houses the Dobsonspectroradiometer that measures the ozone layer. (Image credit: Forrest M. Mims III)