Wide-Field Imaging of Halley’s Comet During 1985–1986 Using Schmidt-Type Telescopes

Brandt, J. C.; Klinglesmith, D. A.; Niedner, M. B.; Rahe, J.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6387-0_37

J. C. Brandt²,
D. A. Klinglesmith III²,
M. B. Niedner Jr.² &
…
J. Rahe³

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Photographic imaging of the plasma- and dust-tails of bright comets requires fast (f≤4.0), wide-field (FOV≥5°) optics for the proper recording of these large, low surface brightness features. Schmidts and astrographs are well-suited to this task and a large number of these instruments around the world will be turned toward Halley’s Comet in 1985–1986 in support of the Large-Scale Phenomena Discipline of the International Halley Watch (IHW). This “worldwide network” should provide imagery with a time resolution never before realized in the study of a comet, and major breakthroughs in the understanding of highly-variable, elusive plasma processes in comets are expected. The imagery will also provide support for the GIOTTO, VEGA, AND PLANET-A deep space probes to the comet.

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Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA
J. C. Brandt, D. A. Klinglesmith III & M. B. Niedner Jr.
Remeis Sternwarte, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bamberg, Germany
J. Rahe

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Brandt, J.C., Klinglesmith, D.A., Niedner, M.B., Rahe, J. (1984). Wide-Field Imaging of Halley’s Comet During 1985–1986 Using Schmidt-Type Telescopes. In: Capaccioli, M. (eds) Astronomy with Schmidt-Type Telescopes. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 110. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6387-0_37

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