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Schmidt Astronomy and the Space Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Barry M. Lasker
Barry M. Lasker*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Homewood Campus, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

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The Space Telescope is described from the viewpoint of its interaction with Schmidt telescopes, specifically with regard to the planning and interpretation of observations and to the construction of the Guide Star Selection System.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 78: Astronomy with Schmidt-type telescopes , 1984 , pp. 563 - 570
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984

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