Photographic search for comets during 12 November 1966 solar eclipse Final report
Photographic search for small bright comets during solar eclipse
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Photographic search for small bright comets during solar eclipse
General pattern of magnetic field-carrying solar wind flow past comet
Survey of scientific mission possibilities to comets passing through solar system
Photodissociation of carbon molecules in comet atmosphere
Comet fracture, discussing fracture zone /near ecliptic plane/, suggesting collisions with interplanetary boulders as possible explanation
Forbidden radiative intercombination transition during travel time of carbon radical in comet coma, discussing radical escape velocities
Major axes distribution of long period comets, stressing number distribution and binding energy
Comet 1962-III Na D line ratio from spectral observations, discussing optical pumping mechanism by solar circularly polarized radiation under magnetic field
Molecular emission band ratios in Comet Rudnicki from photoelectric spectrophotometric investigation
IR observations of comet 1965f show color temperature changes with solar distance
Space mission opportunities selection from analysis of short period comet perihelia, discussing flyby and rendezvous mission payloads
Type I comet tails orientations dispersion attributed to nonradial plasma waves and discontinuities in interplanetary gas, calculating solar angular momentum loss rate
Comet Morehouse /1908III/ tail rays waviness interpreted in terms of fluctuations in solar wind direction
Comet Bennett 1969i photometric observations, showing blackbody-like continuum at short wavelengths with sharp peak due to silicate grains
Comet tail structures in inner coma region using photographic observations
Comet Alcock flareup on 27-29 May 1969, noting visible rays in coma, dust grains expulsion from nucleus, tail structure, etc
Future spacecraft mission for short period comets rendezvous, considering trajectory requirements and launch vehicle payload capabilities