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A New Astrometric System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

George Gatewood ,
John Stein ,
Joost Kiewiet de Jonge ,
Chas DiFatta  and
Lee Breakiron
George Gatewood
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory
John Stein
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory
Joost Kiewiet de Jonge
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory
Chas DiFatta
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory
Lee Breakiron
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory

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The 30-inch Thaw Refractor of the University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory has been completely rebuilt. Changes include a new objective lens, a new detector system, and computer control and data acquisition. With an observational accuracy exceeding one-thousandth of an arc second, the new system will greatly expand the domain of astrometric research.

Type
V. Small Field Photoelectric Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 109: Astrometric Techniques , 1986 , pp. 341 - 352
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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