Observations of the Zodiacal Light with a Balloon-Borne Telescope

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view Abstract Citations (13) References (20) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Observations of the Zodiacal Light with a Balloon-Borne Telescope Van de Noord, Edwin L. Abstract Observations of the zodiacal light at elongation angles between 250 and 500 from the Sun were obtained with sounding balloons during the solar minimum of . Results on the surface brightness, color index, and degree of polarization of the zodiacal light from four morning flights and three evening flights are presented. The observations suggest that a difference exists in the brightness distribution of the zodiacal light along the ecliptic between the evening and the morning; no significant difference, however, is detected in the polarization and in the average color index of the zodiacal light. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1970 DOI: 10.1086/150533 Bibcode: 1970ApJ...161..309V full text sources ADS |