Lancelin: Total Solar Eclipse - Revision history

Paul at 03:15, 12 April 2007

Paul — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:15:42 GMT

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	[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin:<BR> ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]		[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin:<BR> ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]
	[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]		[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]
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	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.		In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.

Paul at 03:15, 12 April 2007

Paul — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:15:08 GMT

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	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.		In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.

-	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the width of the '''Lyman-alpha line'''. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.	+	These rockets carried a telemetry package, a '''spectrograph''' and a photo '''data acquisition module''' observing the width of the '''Lyman-alpha line''' in order to measure the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]

Paul at 08:00, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:00:15 GMT

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	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.		In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.

-	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.	+	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the width of the '''Lyman-alpha line'''. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]

Paul at 07:58, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:58:17 GMT

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	[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin:<BR> ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]		[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin:<BR> ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]
	[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]		[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]
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	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.		In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.

	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.		These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]

Paul at 07:57, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:57:06 GMT

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	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.		These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]

Paul at 07:56, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:56:09 GMT

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	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.		These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]

Paul at 07:55, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:55:22 GMT

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-	[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin: ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]	+	[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin:<BR> ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]
	[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]		[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]
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	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.		In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.

	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.		These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]		[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]
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	The rockets were successfully launched in view of a small group of spectators at 13.11 West Australian time and reached a height of 320 km. A little while later the telemetry technicians, on a recovery boat, winched the research packages out of the sea off the Lancelin coast.		The rockets were successfully launched in view of a small group of spectators at 13.11 West Australian time and reached a height of 320 km. A little while later the telemetry technicians, on a recovery boat, winched the research packages out of the sea off the Lancelin coast.

	A display of the launcher and a ‘dummy’ rocket can be seen at the Bullcreek Aviation Museum, near Perth.		A display of the launcher and a ‘dummy’ rocket can be seen at the Bullcreek Aviation Museum, near Perth.
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	'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]		'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]

Paul at 07:53, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:53:15 GMT

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	[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]		[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]

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	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.		These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
-		+	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]
-	The rockets were successfully launched in view of a small group of spectators at 13.11 West Australian time and reached a height of 320 km. A little while later the telemetry technicians, on a recovery boat, , winched the research packages out of the sea off the Lancelin coast.	+	The rockets were successfully launched in view of a small group of spectators at 13.11 West Australian time and reached a height of 320 km. A little while later the telemetry technicians, on a recovery boat, winched the research packages out of the sea off the Lancelin coast.

	A display of the launcher and a ‘dummy’ rocket can be seen at the Bullcreek Aviation Museum, near Perth.		A display of the launcher and a ‘dummy’ rocket can be seen at the Bullcreek Aviation Museum, near Perth.

-	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]	+

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	'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]		'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]

Paul at 07:51, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:51:18 GMT

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	[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|150px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin: ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]		[[Image:1974 eclipse.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|150px\|Total eclipse observed at Hamelin Bay;<BR> 350 Km south of Lancelin: ''Photo - Mick Wolf'']]
	[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]		[[Image: Solar rocket.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|100px\|Original launcher and full scale model of rocket at Bullcreek Aviation Museum: ''Photo – Kerrie Dougherty'']]
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-	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total eclipse) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]	+	In June 1974 a total solar eclipse occurred over the south-west corner of Western Australia. A team of US scientists and engineers from '''Sandia Laboratories''' arrived in Lancelin 125 km north of Perth with a van, a tracking antenna, two launch pedestals and two 2-stage '''Terrier-Sandhawk''' rockets to launch their experiments during the total eclipse.
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		+	These rockets carried a telemetry package and a '''photo data acquisition module''' to record the Sun’s coronal temperature distribution by observing the '''Lyman-alpha''' line width. This could only be done for the short time the rockets were above the Earth’s atmosphere.
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		+	The rockets were successfully launched in view of a small group of spectators at 13.11 West Australian time and reached a height of 320 km. A little while later the telemetry technicians, on a recovery boat, , winched the research packages out of the sea off the Lancelin coast.
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		+	A display of the launcher and a ‘dummy’ rocket can be seen at the Bullcreek Aviation Museum, near Perth.
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		+	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total shadow) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]
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	'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]		'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]

Paul at 02:00, 11 April 2007

Paul — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:00:57 GMT

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	Watch this space		Watch this space

-	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|150px\|Umbra (total eclipse) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area: ''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]	+	[[Image:eclipse map.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|180px\|Umbra (total eclipse) dark grey arc; penumbra (partial shadow) mid grey area:<BR>''Image - HM Nautical Almanac Office'']]
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	'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]		'''Return''' to [[Western Australia in Space\|WA in Space]]