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1.1.5 Star Counts in the Background Sky Observed from Pioneer 10

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

H. Tanabe  and
K. Mori
H. Tanabe
Affiliation:
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
K. Mori
Affiliation:
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

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Star counts in the sky region observed by Pioneer 10 at 4.64AU from the sun, where the contribution of zodiacal light is negligible, were made using the Palomar Sky Survey Atlas. Brightness of the integrated starlight derived from our star counts agrees, in general, with the Pioneer 10’s observation.

Type
1 Zodiacal Light
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 31: Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light , 1976 , pp. 36 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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