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Variations in Gegenschein polarization

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Our observations of small scale angular structure and night-to-night variation of the polarized component of the zodiacal light near the anti-solar point have been criticized. We find that these criticisms are unsubstantiated.

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  1. L. W. Bandermann

    Present address: Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

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Bandermann, L.W., Wolstencroft, R.D. Variations in Gegenschein polarization. Astrophys Space Sci 49, 253–257 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00647089

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