World first complex optical instrumental observations of aurora in the Arctic in 1899−1900

This report presents data and analysis of visual, photographic and auroral spectral data, obtained by the Russian astronomer J. Sykora from the Russian-Swedish expedition to Spitsbergen during the 1899–1900 winter season, which are historically significant for auroral studies. These data seem to...

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Main Authors: S. A. Chernouss, G. V. Starkov, L. S. Yevlashin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-07-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/23/1523/2005/angeo-23-1523-2005.pdf