Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991s%26t....81..591m&link_type=abstract
Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 81, June 1991, p. 591-596.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astro Missions (Sts), Space Shuttle Missions, Spaceborne Astronomy, Ultraviolet Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, Bl Lacertae Objects, Cometary Atmospheres, Cooling Flows (Astrophysics), Cosmochemistry, Cygnus Constellation, Intergalactic Media, Interstellar Matter, Neutrinos
Scientific paper
The Space Shuttle mission devoted to astronomy (Astro) is described and data obtained during the nine-day flight are briefly reviewed. The Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment reveals a trough at 2200 A in the spectrum of Alpha Camelopardalis. It is suggested that the 2200-A feature is caused by absorption by graphite-rich interstellar dust. The Broad Band X-ray Telescope made it possible to study the NGC 1399 X-ray spectrum, the spectrum of the BL Lacertae object PKS 2155-304, and a cooling flow in a cluster of galaxies. The Astro mission's search for the missing mass in the form of neutrinos is discussed. Attention is also given to the effect of delays on the Astro activity, and to equipment problems and how they were solved.
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