Flights are different. (1975)

Footage showing the phenomena of nature: rain, thunderstorms, landslides, floods, solar prominences, tsunami, hurricane ocean, flooding in one of the cities, the typhoon, sunken and beached ships, a sandstorm in the desert, drought, hail, avalanche in the mountains.

Vessel "Professor Wiese" in the ocean.

Researchers, the crew of the collection of scientific information in the field of meteorology, hydrology, during the launch of geophysical rockets.

Guider rocket research VK Semenov gives interviews (synchronously).

Neptune Holiday.

Researcher T. Kazanchevskaya says about the solar eclipse (synchronously).

Sunsets and sunrises.

Landscapes Ocean.

Solar eclipse (split-screen).

The signals sent by the probe sensors are received by the Meteorite radar station.

Each launch of the radiosonde brings new information about the vertical distribution of meteorological parameters.

The information recorded on the punched tape is entered into the computer.

The ship's computing center quickly processes the data received from the radiosonde and other measuring equipment.

The computer provides information convenient for further analysis.

Information is transmitted via teletype to scientific organizations in Moscow and Leningrad.

The ship's radio station regularly transmits telegrams of the weather series to meteorological centers in many countries.

Members of the scientific expedition play sports, play chess.

It's time to launch bathometers into the ocean.

The bathometer takes a sample of water and measures the temperature.

A chain of bathometers determines the weather in the ocean at different horizons.

On the deck, water samples are examined for salinity, oxygen content, silicon, and concentration of hydrogen ions.

Chemical laboratory on the ship.

Bulletins about the state of water in the ocean are broadcast twice a day.

The crew is fishing with fishing rods.

The whole team came to see the shark caught.

Dolphins are swimming near the ship.

Ocean views at different times of the day.

Solar activity, prominences in the sun.

Giant flashes give rise to powerful streams of corpuscles, X-ray ultraviolet radiation.

Scientists are getting more and more evidence about the impact of solar activity on the weather and climate on our planet.

Tsunamis and floods on the ocean coast of the planet.

Alternating frames with natural disasters.

The surface of the ocean.

Research rockets in the hold of the ship.

Only rockets can lift the equipment to a height where the radioactivity of the Sun can be measured.

Scientists are preparing equipment for filling the rocket.

Says the head of the rocket research unit V.K. Semenov.

Says the head of the rocket research unit V.K. Semenov.

The sun affects the planet with an electromagnetic field.

The sun constantly sends streams of charged particles and high-energy particles to the Earth.

The atmosphere protects the planet from the effects of short-wave radiation, and the planet's magnetic field protects it from charged particles.

The earth is a round magnet, the poles of which are approximately near the geographical poles.

The real picture is much more complicated.

A cartoon explaining the impact of solar activity on the Earth.

Says the head of the rocket research unit V.K. Semenov.

Rocket launches.

Rocket equipment is set up and checked before launch.

The list of installed equipment.

Part of the rocket with the equipment is sealed, because oxygen leakage would distort the information.

The devices are controlled automatically.

Before the start, the flight is rehearsed many times.

The ship is approaching the equator, the first rocket launch point.

Information about the launch of rockets and their landing is transmitted on the air.

Pre-flight assembly of the rocket.

Setting the rocket to launch.

Preparing the rocket for launch.

The launch of the second rocket near Volgograd.

The rocket left the launch.

Radio signals from the rocket are received by telemetry stations.

Some parameters coming from the rocket are reproduced on paper.

During the entire flight, the Meteorite radar station accompanies the rocket.

The rocket launch was taken from another vessel located next to the ship.

After 6 hours, new launches on the ship and on land and so on during the day.

Scientists of the rocket research unit discuss launches on the deck of the ship.

Neptune's feast.

The ship "Professor Wiese" turned to its native shores.

Sunset.

Rainbow.

Meeting with the head of the expedition.

The candidate of physical and mathematical Sciences T.V. Kozachevskaya tells.

The clouds.

Alternating frames of the Earth from space.

There are atmospheric vortices in the frames.

A cartoon explaining the mechanism of a solar eclipse and exploring it on a ship.

Based on the calculations, the start time is specified.

Scientists are preparing the equipment for a unique experiment.

The list of equipment mounted in the rocket.

Setting up equipment on deck, away from the metal structures of the ship.

Installation of an autonomous buoy station.

The depth of the ocean in this place is 5km.

The installation is anchored.

Along the entire length of the anchor cable, devices are reinforced that continuously record the flow parameters and temperature at different depths.

The installation is being monitored from the captain's cabin.

A sharp wind rises, there are difficulties in installation.

Beacons and a corner reflector are installed on the mast of the buoy, by which the ship can always find the device in the ocean.

The station is installed in a place where the middle of the moon's shadow will pass.

The ionospheric station complex is included.

Equipment of the ionospheric station.

A cartoon explaining the operation of the ionospheric station.

High-frequency characteristics of the ionosphere on the station's cathode ray tube.

Ionograms captured on film.

Ionograms after detailed analysis allow us to calculate the concentration of electrons at different heights.

Reception of meteorological information from Moscow and the nearest foreign centers.

Receiving information from a meteorological satellite.

A satellite in space.

An antenna that receives information from a satellite in visible and infrared rays.

Image of cloud cover over the Atlantic.

Scientists analyze synoptic information.

The forecaster believes that the weakening of the flow of solar radiation will slow down the development of clouds.

The ship has drifted, final preparations are underway.

The deck crew paints the hull of the ship.

The last rocket is being prepared.

Sunset.

Playing volleyball on the deck of the ship.

Sunset view through a rocket launcher.

Scientists admire the sunset.

Prepared missiles.

Sunrise.

Calm ocean.

The first launch of the rocket 2 hours before the eclipse.

The next rocket is being installed.

Scientists on deck are watching the beginning of the eclipse.

An hour before the total eclipse, the second rocket goes into the sky.

All instruments and measuring systems are included.

All work squads continuously measure.

The moment of a total solar eclipse is approaching, the longest in the entire 20th century.

The rocket leaves at the moment of the eclipse.

Total eclipse.

The operation of the devices installed on the rocket is shown.

In the area of the ship's drift off the Cape Verde Islands, the total eclipse lasted more than 5 minutes.

After three more launches, the work is exhausted and the ship is going home at full speed.

The team paints the launcher.

Scientists discuss the data obtained.

Scientists are satisfied with the results of the research.

Scientists and the team are resting.

Seagulls over the ship.

The ship has arrived at the port.