A ten-color Fabry photometer was used during Skylab missions SL-2 and SL-3 to measure sky brightness and polarization associated with zodiacal light, background starlight, F region airglow, and spacecraft corona. A brief description is given of the design, calibration, and performance of the instrument.


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    Title :

    Ten-color Gegenschein-zodiacal light photometer


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    Publication date :

    1977-04-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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