Skylab-Earth laser-beacon experiment: results and analysis
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 69 (8) , 1180-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.69.001180
Abstract
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.Keywords
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