Abstract
The acquisition and tracking of the sun by the pointing control system of a balloon-borne infrared coronagraph operating at an altitude of 36 km is described. A three-axis stabilization system was used. The coronagraph pointing precision achieved was ± 10 sec of arc.
© 1973 Optical Society of America
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