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Southwestern Records Eclipse
A team of physicists from South
western -College , (Memphis , Tenn.)
observed the total solar eclipse of
July 20,1963 from the F.A.A. at
Gulhana-. ..-.This- team consisted- -of 13- -
people',including the President of
Southwestern, Dr. P.M. Rhodes.
Also included in the 13 was Mr. *
Keith hatson who is chief observer
at the Climax observing station* of
the High Altitude Observatory.
The Southwestern expedition was con*
cerned'With measuring infrared
radiation from the solar -eorona
during, .eclipse. The equipment c-oin
sisted of a mobile infrared observ- '
atory and a small mobile infrared
laboratory. The‘mobile observatory
•housed two infrared radiometers
and two infrared spedtrometers.
The work done... by the Southwo.stern j
group is part of a continuing pro
gram to study the inf rare d ...rad iation.l
from the sunfs.atmosphere and is
done under contract with the Air.„_. I
Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
in Bedford, Mass. .. !
The following personnel were
with the Southwestern expedition:
Dr.J.H.Taylor-Professor of Physics
Chairman of the Physics
Dept. Chief of South
western expedition. .
Dr.H.M. Hanson-Associate Prof, of
Physics
R.M. MacQueen-Assistant Prtf. of
Physics
A.C. Emery -Electronic Technician
G.P.' Ruffin-Machinist
Jack Aldridge-Student at Southwestern
•(physics major)
“Bill Boyd-Surdent at Southwestern
(physics major)
Charles Brandon-Student at Southwest
ern (physics .mayor) .
Charles- Robert son-Student at South
western. (phys. majo \
Shannon Ball-Student at Southwestern
(physics major)
Keifh Watson-High Altitude Observ
atory (Climax, Colorado)
Jack Streete- University of Florida
(graduate student)
JJr. F. i\i. Khodes-Fresident oi South
western College
It should be pointed out that
four of the students on this expedi
tion,namely, Aldridge,Brandon, Robert
son and Boyd, participated under the
National Science Foundation program
.to encourage research on the part
of undergraduates, Mr. Jack Streete
participated under a grant from the
Research Corporation.
The upper atmosphere research
laboratory of the Air Force Cambridge
Research Laboratories at Bedford,
Mass, will photograph the eclipse of
the sun on July 20, at four sites
across the continent. One site is at
the Gulkana municipal airport,two are
-in Canada--and one in Maine. It is
hoped that the photographs taken will
provide informafion concerning solar
; corona dynamics.
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