Rocket and spacecraft studies of ultraviolet emissions from astrophysical targets

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Astronomical Photometry, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Spaceborne Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, B Stars, Kohoutek Comet, Oxygen Spectra, Planetary Radiation, Solar Radiation, Stellar Spectra

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Rocket and spacecraft far-UV spectral measurements of several astrophysical targets are reviewed. These include observations of Ly-alpha emissions from Arcturus, Apollo-17 far-UV spectrometry of eta UMa and five other stars, Apollo-17 observations of the lunar atmosphere and the diffuse UV background, and far-UV spectral studies of Venus, Jupiter, and Comet Kohoutek. The Arcturus observations indicated a chromosphere with neutral atomic-hydrogen and atomic-oxygen emissions as well as a very weak atomic-carbon line. The planetary studies revealed O I and C I emissions in the Venusian spectrum as well as large Ly-alpha emissions and possible molecular-hydrogen emissions in that of Jupiter. The lunar observations demonstrated that solar protons do not produce an atomic-hydrogen atmosphere on the moon.

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