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Measurements of far-ultraviolet photographs from skylab 4 and Apollo 6Over 700 far UV photos were obtained with the S201 electrographic camera on Skylab 4 (27 Nov. 1973 - 28 Jan. 1974) and from the Apollo-16 lunar site (21 - 23 Apr. 1972). The Lyman-alpha geocorona was found to fit R. R. Meier's model, and the tropical airglow belts were measured quantitatively. The history of Comet Kohoutek's Ly-alpha halo (and lack of an oxygen halo) was followed from 32 days before to 13 days after perihelion passage, and fitted to a model of hydrogen production from the comet. Far UV emissions from the Large Magellanic Cloud were also measured quantitatively and compared with ground-based measurements of stellar associations and nebulae. Computer programs were developed to contour the densities measured by microphotometer on the original film and to locate and sum density-volumes in each starlike image. In addition, thousands of stars were identified and their far UV flux measured in two band-passes (1050 - 1600 A, 1250 - 1600 A).
Document ID
19770014572
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Page, T.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
March 8, 1977
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-151242
Report Number: NASA-CR-151242
Accession Number
77N21516
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER T-9602-B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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