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Observations from space of the solar corona/inner zodiacal light

Journal Article · · Planet. Space Sci., v. 21, no. 12, pp. 2173-2179
OSTI ID:4360681
Observations, from the Apollo 16 spacecraft, in lunar orbit, of the total radiance of the K + F corona, from 3 R/sub sub solar / to 55 R/sub sub solar / are presented and discussed. The logarithmic slope of the K + F coronal radiance, in the region r > 20 R/sub sub solar /, is found to be n = 1.93, slightly less steep than previous determinations. The photometric axis of the radiance is found to be displaced 3 plus or minus 1 deg north of the ecliptic, for the region r > 20 R/sub sub solar /, and this displacement is interpreted as an annual variation due to noncoincidence of the ecliptic and the symmetry axis of the zodiacal cloud. (auth)
Research Organization:
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
NSA Number:
NSA-29-013562
OSTI ID:
4360681
Journal Information:
Planet. Space Sci., v. 21, no. 12, pp. 2173-2179, Journal Name: Planet. Space Sci., v. 21, no. 12, pp. 2173-2179; ISSN PLSSA
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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