Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The paper describes the imaging photopolarimeter used to take close-ups of Jupiter from Pioneers 10 and 11. The instrument operates in a steerable spin-scan mode of operation, contains a 1 in. diameter, f/3.4 Maksutov telescope with a focal plane aperture whose size is selectable. The paper examines those aspects of the design that are substantially influenced by the unusual design constraints, such as choice of detector and method of steering the telescope, and demonstrates the image processing and display techniques used to create the images from the telemetry and correct them for distortion and other defects.
Keywords:
INSTRUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Type:
International Instrumentation Symposium on Advances in test measurement; May 25, 1976 - May 27, 1976; San Diego, CA
Format:
text
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