Variations of refraction angles from observations of the Moon from space

S V Kireev; S V Sokolovskiy

doi:10.1364/AO.33.008402

Variations of refraction angles from observations of the Moon from space

Appl Opt. 1994 Dec 20;33(36):8402-5. doi: 10.1364/AO.33.008402.

Authors

S V Kireev, S V Sokolovskiy

PMID: 20963075
DOI: 10.1364/AO.33.008402

Abstract

We present the results of measurements of optical refraction angles from photographs of the Moon taken from the orbital station Mir. We made estimations of rms fluctuations of refraction angles and of the characteristics of multipath propagation.