Total solar eclipse observations MiG-25 at 80,000 ft

dc.contributor.author	Bhatnagar, A
dc.contributor.author	Mukerji, S
dc.contributor.author	Babu, Y. S
dc.contributor.author	Sehgal, N. K
dc.contributor.author	Kamble, V. B
dc.contributor.author	Pandya, R. P
dc.contributor.author	Pandya, N. P
dc.contributor.author	Bhavsar, K. M
dc.contributor.author	Prajapati, R. P
dc.date.accessioned	2008-09-04T10:34:27Z
dc.date.available	2008-09-04T10:34:27Z
dc.date.issued	1997
dc.identifier.citation	Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins Series A, Vol. 13, pp. 101	en
dc.identifier.issn	0374-3632
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3352
dc.description.abstract	The objective of this project was to take intensity and polarization measurements of extended solar coronal streamers, from a height of 75,000 to 80,000 feet above the ground. Hitherto, no observations have been made of the total solar eclipse from such a height. As the scattered light in the lower atmosphere, due to the dust particles, decreases exponentially, it was expected that we could observe the extended coronal streamers, up to 12-15 solar radii from such heights. For these observations, a 70mm format Hassel lad camera with f/3.5 and f=100 mm lens was mounted on the desk board in the cockpit of MiG-25 trainer airplane of the Indian Air force.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Institute of Astrophysics	en
dc.title	Total solar eclipse observations MiG-25 at 80,000 ft	en
dc.type	Article	en