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The Design of Modern Meridian Circles for the Observation of Faint Objects
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
Abstract
Definitions of Instantaneous Instrumental Coordinates and Local Horizontal Coordinates of the photoelectric meridian circle of Tokyo Astronomical Observatory are given, and a method to determine the positions of stars by using a scanning double slits micrometer are presented. It is found that stars up to 12.2 mag are observable by making a composite photon intensity. Discussions on the application of observations of faint objects by meridian circles are presented.
- Type
- VI. Transit Circles and Astrolabes
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 109: Astrometric Techniques , 1986 , pp. 449 - 458
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- Copyright © Reidel 1986
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