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This film documents the first flight of the High Altitude Observatory's Coronascope II system on March 5, 1964, to observe the intermediate solar corona outside of the solar eclipse. The film depicts preparations for launch, the launch itself, and recovery of the instrument. Credits: High Altitude Observatory (Scientific Program), NCAR Scientific Balloon Flight Facility (Operation Program). Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Color, silent.)
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This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B22 021 Coronascope II
This film documents the first flight of the High Altitude Observatory's Coronascope II system on March 5, 1964, to observe the intermediate solar corona outside of the solar eclipse. The film depicts preparations for launch, the launch itself, and recovery of the instrument. Credits: High Altitude Observatory (Scientific Program), NCAR Scientific Balloon Flight Facility (Operation Program). Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Color, silent.)
Copyright UCAR
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B22 021 Coronascope II
