Skylab—Earth laser-beacon experiment: results and analysis
JOSA, Vol. 69, Issue 8, pp. 1180-1183 (1979)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.69.001180
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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.
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Citation
Jack L. Bufton, Louis O. Caudill, Thomas E. McGunigal, and Kenneth R. Piech, "Skylab—Earth laser-beacon experiment: results and analysis," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69, 1180-1183 (1979)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josa/abstract.cfm?URI=josa-69-8-1180
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