SOLAR IMAGE, CORONA AND RADIATION SIMULATIONS FOR THE APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT DISPLAYS OF THE SKYLAB SIMULATOR

摘要

AN OBJECTIVE OF THE SKYLAB SIMULATOR IS TO TRAIN CREWS TO POINT THE SOLAR TELESCOPES OF THE APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT AND TO RECOGNIZE, SELECT AND RECORD SOLAR ACTIVITIES. THE SIMULATOR UTILIZES HYDROGEN-ALPHA PHOTOGRAPHY AND CORRELATED SIMULATIONS OF PREDICTED EMISSIONS FROM REGIONS OF THE SOLAR SPECTRUM AS DATA SOURCES FOR THE DISPLAYS OF THE SIMULATOR'S CONTROL AND DISPLAY PANEL. ANALOG SERVOES WITH DIGITAL FEEDBACK ENABLE PRECISION POINTING AT SELECTED SOLAR FEATURES VIEWED ON THE VISUAL DISPLAYS. DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ACTIVITY SIMULATIONS FROM A VISUAL ASPECT ARE CONSIDERED.