NASA C-141/KAO Comet Halley observations

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Dec 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986esasp.250c.215h&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet. Volume 3: Posters p 215-221 (SEE N87-26714

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomical Observatories, Astronomical Photography, Emission Spectra, Halley'S Comet, Infrared Astronomy, C-141 Aircraft, Comet Nuclei, Comet Tails, Cosmic Dust, Lear Jet Aircraft, Water Vapor

Scientific paper

As part of NASA's Airborne Astronomy Program, eleven research teams studied the infrared emissions of comet Halley before and after perihelion from NASA's C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) and from NASA's Lear Jet Observatory (LJO). The objectives were to determine the presence of water vapor and other molecules and the composition of dust in the coma and nucleus. This paper describes the NASA C-141/KAO, the LJO, the detecting instruments, and the observational flight plans. The observed spectral range extended from 2 to 800 microns, plus wide-field, visible photography. The C-141/KAO's flights occurred in December 1985 from California and in March and April 1986 from New Zealand. The LJO's observations were made from Kwajalein Island in April 1986.

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