SP-436 Project Orion: A Design Study of a System for Detecting Extrasolar Planets

Figure 33. Potential sources of noise for infrared studies at an altitude of 250 km above Earth's surface. Sources of noise include residual neutral and ionized species of Earth's atmosphere, zodiacal light, and average starlight (figure from ref 32).

Figure 33. Potential sources of noise for infrared studies at an altitude of 250 km above Earth's surface. Sources of noise include residual neutral and ionized species of Earth's atmosphere, zodiacal light, and average starlight (figure from ref 32).

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