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Automatic Analysis of Objective Prism Spectra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

P. Hewett ,
M. Irwin ,
P. Bunclark ,
M. Bridgeland ,
E. Kibblewhite  and
R. McMahon
P. Hewett
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
M. Irwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
P. Bunclark
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
M. Bridgeland
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
E. Kibblewhite
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
R. McMahon
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

Abstract

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An automated system to measure and analyse large numbers of objective prism spectra from photographic plates using the Automated Plate Measuring (APM) facility at Cambridge is described. The system is being applied in a number of ways including automated quasar detection and subsequent clustering analyses, galaxy redshift surveys, and wide field searches for rare objects, such as carbon stars.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 78: Astronomy with Schmidt-type telescopes , 1984 , pp. 137 - 140
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984

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