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A Prototype Detector For The Astrometric Telescope Facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

G. Gatewood ,
M.W. Castelaz ,
E.H. Levy ,
R.S. McMillan ,
K. Nishioka ,
J.D. Scargle  and
J.W. Stein
G. Gatewood
Affiliation:
Allegheny Observatory, University of Pittsburgh, Observatory Station, Pittsburgh PA. 15214
M.W. Castelaz
Affiliation:
Allegheny Observatory, University of Pittsburgh, Observatory Station, Pittsburgh PA. 15214
E.H. Levy
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona
R.S. McMillan
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona
K. Nishioka
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif
J.D. Scargle
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif
J.W. Stein
Affiliation:
Allegheny Observatory, University of Pittsburgh, Observatory Station, Pittsburgh PA. 15214

Abstract

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The Multichannel Astrometric Photometer (MAP) now in use in the Allegheny Observatory astrometric program is the detector chosen for the strawman design of the Astrometric Telescope Facility (ATF) proposed for the U.S. Space Station. Extrapolation of ground based performance to above atmosphere observing conditions indicates an approximate precision of 0.00001 arc seconds per annual normal point.

Type
Part II: Current Research
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 133: Mapping the Sky: Past Heritage and Future Directions , 1988 , pp. 421 - 424
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988 

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