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1.3.5 On the Visibility of the Libration Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

S. Röser
S. Röser*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für AstronomieHeidelberg-Königstuhl/F.R.G.

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In recent years satellite observations of the region of the Earth-Moon libration points L4 and L5 became available, which showed different results. Roach (1975) has measured perturbations of the Zodiacal Light intensity near the libration points L4 and L5 with a photometer on board the OSO-6 satellite. He interpreted the results as counterglow of a cloud of particles, having an angular diameter of 6 degrees and an average brightness of 20 S10v, whereas observations by Burnett et al. (1974) set an upper limit of 10 S10 blue. Earth bound observations made by Bruman (1969) with the 48-inch Palomar Schmidt telescope gave no indication for discrete objects nor for clouds.

Type
1 Zodiacal Light
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 31: Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light , 1976 , pp. 124 - 129
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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