Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1978
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Annual Report, 1 Sep. 1977 - 31 Aug. 1978 Texas Univ., Austin. Dept. of Astronomy.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Laser Range Finders, Lunar Rangefinding, Reports, Projects, Reflecting Telescopes, Texas, Universities
Scientific paper
A summary of the activities of the McDonald lunar laser ranging station at Fort Davis for the FY 77-78 fiscal year is presented. The lunar laser experiment uses the observatory 2.7m reflecting telescope on a thrice-per-day, 21-day-per-lunation schedule. Data are recorded on magnetic tapes and sent to the University of Texas at Austin where the data is processed. After processing, the data is distributed to interested analysis centers and later to the National Space Science Data Center where it is available for routine distribution. Detailed reports are published on the McDonald operations after every fourth lunation or approximately once every 115 days. These reports contain a day-by-day documentation of the ranging activity, detailed discussions of the equipment development efforts, and an abundance of other information as is needed to document and archive this important data type.
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