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1.1.1 Space Observations of the Zodiacal Light

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J. L. Weinberg
J. L. Weinberg*
Affiliation:
Space Astronomy Laboratory, State University of New York at Albany

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A listing and discussion are given of balloon, rocket, satellite, and space probe observations of the zodiacal light. The paucity of space observations in several critical areas (e.g., in the ultraviolet and near the sun) is noted and suggestions are made for experiments to meet these needs.

Type
1 Zodiacal Light
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 31: Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light , 1976 , pp. 3 - 18
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Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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