Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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significant observations of the sta/ ield or the moon.
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the absenf e of atmospheric scattEring the sun appeared a
brillant white, but showed no signs of corona . It is of
interest, however_, to consider Col. Glenn's observation
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band six to eight degrees
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above the horizon, with a haze layer about two degrees
Although it has been speculated that
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~ that he did not see any double imag~ing
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Au-6her investigations of the air glow and haze layerKiG£
should be carried out .
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Meteorology:
The strikinJ~ of lightning dis­
charges as observed by Glenn point the way to consideration
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of an
j ■ I · on system for monitoring lightning storms over
the earth using the meteorological satellite .
The mapping
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of the distribution of thunderheads i(Ji)oG. lightning during
the night appears to be relatively straightforward while
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the similar :mapping during daylight appears feasible because~
of the short time constanu of the lightning flashes .
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