Extraatmospheric observations of the outer solar corona
Abstract
The paper describes a small, externally occulted Lyot coronagraph intended for the spaceborne photography of the solar corona; the instrument can be modified to perform observations of the corona from stratospheric balloons. The basic characteristics of the coronagraph are considered, and results obtained with the instrument on a rocket flight on December 19, 1976 are briefly discussed.
- Publication:
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Astronomicheskii Zhurnal
- Pub Date:
- June 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981AZh....58..586B
- Keywords:
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- Coronagraphs;
- Rocket-Borne Instruments;
- Solar Corona;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Spaceborne Telescopes;
- Spaceborne Photography;
- Solar Physics