PHOTOMETRY OF SOLAR FLARES

Abstract

The results of the photometric processing of solar flares of importance equal to or greater then 2, observed from October 1957 to the end of 1959, are given. The observations were made at a high-mountain coronal station, 2600 m above sea level, in the region of Great Alma-Ata Lake, with the aid of the type-AFR-2 chromosphere-photo sphere telescope. The motion picture was made in the hydrogen alpha line with an interference polarization filter having a pass-band width of 0.6 A. Standard 35-mm panchromatic high-sensitivity (1000- 1200 GOST Units) photographic film was used. The rate of filming was 2 frames a minute (sometimes 8 or 4). Standardization and calibration were effected through the insertion of a reducing screen with nine degrees of transparency, illuminated by the solar disk. In accordance with international instructions, the screen was inserted during normal, twice-normal, and fmes-normal exposures. The films were developed using the standard contrast-type fine grain developer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403860

Entities

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Brightness
  • Cameras
  • Ejection
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Graphs
  • High Mountains
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Motion Pictures
  • Observation
  • Photographic Film
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Sea Level
  • Solar Flares

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space