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Topic |
Experiment |
Principal Investigator |
Objective |
Remarks |
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Stellar and galactic astronomy |
S019-Ultraviolet stellar astronomy |
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Obtain stellar spectra down to 1400 Å |
Also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek |
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S020-Grazing- incidence camera |
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Solar imaging in EUV-soft X-ray |
Also yielded data used in contamination studies | |
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S150-Galactic X-ray mapping |
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Investigate origin of diffuse X-ray background |
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S183-Ultraviolet panorama |
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Measure ultraviolet brightness of star fields |
Also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek | |
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Interplanetary dust |
S073-Gegenschein- zodiacal light |
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Measure the brightness and polarization of the visible background of the sky |
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S149-Micrometeoroid collection |
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Determine the mass distribution of micrometeoroids in near-Earth space |
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Comet Kohoutek |
S201-Far-ultraviolet electrographic camera |
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Study halo of Comet Kohoutek in far ultraviolet |
Also used for stellar and galactic astronomy |
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S233-Photometric studies |
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Deduce changes in comet's coma from a brightness history |
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S052-White-light coronagraph |
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Observe comet during perihelion passage |
Solar instrument also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek | |
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S055-Ultraviolet scanning polychromator spectroheliometer |
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Detect hydrogen emissions in comet's coma in the 296- to 1350-Å spectral range |
Solar instrument also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek and the Earth's atmosphere | |
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S082A-Extreme- ultraviolet spectrograph |
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Measure comet's spectral emission in the 970- to 3040-Å range |
Solar instrument also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek and the Earth's atmosphere | |
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S082B-Extreme- ultraviolet spectroheliograph |
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Search for comet helium halo in 304- and 584-Å wavelengths |
Solar instrument also used in studies of Comet Kohoutek | |
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Energetic Particles |
S009-Nuclear emulsion |
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Study charge spectrum of primary cosmic rays with emphasis on heavy nuclei |
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S228-Transuranic |
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Determine relative abundance cosmic rays, of cosmic ray nuclei with atomic mass greater than 65 |
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S230-Magnetospheric particle composition |
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Measure isotopic abundance of atomic species in magnetosphere |
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ED-76-Neutron |
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Measure ambient neutron flux analysis in orbital workshop |
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TV-108-Neutron |
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Measure neutron flux aboard environment Skylab |
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Visual light-flash observations |
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Investigate frequency and character of visual light flashes in near-Earth orbit |
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Earth's atmosphere |
S063-Ultraviolet airglow horizon photography |
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Photograph the twilight airglow and Earth's ozone layer simultaneously in the visible and ultraviolet wave-lengths |
Also used in Comet Kohoutek investigations |
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Orbital environment |
D008-Radiation in space |
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Provide experimental correlation of radiation levels with theoretical data and identify radiation-induced biological effects on man |
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D024-Thermal control |
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Determine effects of near-coatings Earth space environment on selected thermal control coatings |
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T003-In-flight aerosol analysis |
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Measure and analyze aerosol particle concentration and size distribution inside Skylab |
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T025-Coronagraph |
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Determine presence of contamination particulate matter surrounding measurements orbital workshop |
Also used for study of particulate matter in the Earth's atmosphere | |
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T027-Contamination measurements |
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Determine change in properties of optical samples due to deposition of contaminants and measure sky brightness background due to solar illumination of contaminants |
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