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Observations of comet Levy 1990c in the (OI) 6300-A line with an imaging Fabry-PerotWe have observed the comet Levy 1990c during 16-25 August 1990 using the MPAE focal reducer system based Fabry-Perot etalon coupled with the 1 meter telescope of the Observatory of Hoher List. The free spectral range and resolution limit of the interferometer was approximately 2.18 A and approximately 0.171 A respectively. Classical Fabry-Perot fringes were recorded on a CCD in the cometary (OI) 6300 A line. They are well resolved from telluric air glow and cometary NH2 emission. Our observations indicate that the (OI) is distributed asymmetrically with respect to the center of the comet. In this paper we report the spatial distribution of (OI) emission and its line width in the coma of comet Levy.
Document ID
19930010035
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Prasad, C. Debi
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Aeronomie Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany)
Jockers, Klaus
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Aeronomie Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany)
Rauer, H.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Aeronomie Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany)
Geyer, E. H.
(Observatorium Hoher List Daun, Germany)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93N19224
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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