Studies of the Earth’s horizon and halo from on board the Voskhod-1 spacecraft


Studies of day, twilight and night horizons of the Earth were part of the program ofscientific observations carried out during the flights of the Vostok spacecrafts. Theseobservations continued during the 24-hour flight of Voskhod-1. The article describesthe main equipment and facilities for monitoring and recording the horizon and haloof the Earth’s atmosphere during the Voskhod-1 flight as well as the main results andconclusions based on the analysis of thus obtained photographs.

 
 

Recommended bibliographic description

, Studies of the Earth’s horizon and halo from on board the Voskhod-1 spacecraft, Voprosy Istorii Estestvoznaniia i Tekhniki [Studies in History of Science and Technology], , p.  445-453

     
    © Studies in the History of Science and Technology: Quarterly scientific journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2015)
    ISSN 0205-9606. Индекс 70143