Zodiacal light surface brightness measurements by Atmosphere Explorer-C

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Oct 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...40...49t&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 40, Oct. 1979, p. 49-59.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Explorer 15 Satellite, Sky Brightness, Zodiacal Light, Airglow, Astronomical Photometry, Atmospheric Attenuation, Atmospheric Scattering, Celestial Sphere, Color, Ellipticity, Ground Stations, Satellite Instruments

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The visible airglow photometer on the Atmosphere Explorer-C satellite has been used to map the zodiacal light surface brightness at the wavelengths monitored by the instrument: 3371, 4278, 5200, 5577, 6300, and 7319 A. The study constitutes a survey over this wavelength range, covering most of the celestial sphere from altitudes above the atmospheric emissions and free from atmospheric scattering and attenuation. The intensity variations reveal enhancements near elongations of 130 deg and possibly near 60 deg at all wavelengths. The intensity of the zodiacal light near the ecliptic pole is found to be about 30 S10 units. The color ratio with respect to the sun is found to be redder than the sun (0.7) at all elongations.

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