Skylab—Earth laser-beacon experiment: results and analysis

Autor: Bufton, Jack L., Caudill, Louis O., McGunigal, Thomas E., Piech, Kenneth R.
Zdroj: Journal of the Optical Society of America (1917-1983); August 1979, Vol. 69 Issue: 8 p1180-1183, 4p
Abstrakt: Photographs of a ground-based laser beacon were taken by astronauts on board the Skylab spacecraft. Unexpected large and elliptical laser-beam images were recorded. The photographic results are presented and discussed in terms of possible atmospheric scattering mechanisms. Current beacon experiments with the Landsat spacecraft are also discussed.
Databáze: Supplemental Index