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Relative Astrometry with Imaging Transit Telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

G. F. Benedict ,
J. T. McGraw  and
T. R. Hess
G. F. Benedict
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory University of Texas Austin, TX 78712
J. T. McGraw
Affiliation:
Institute for Astrophysics University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131
T. R. Hess
Affiliation:
Institute for Astrophysics University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131

Abstract

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A CCD/Transit Instrument (CTI) has produced relative astrometry with standard errors less than 2.6% of a 1.55 arcsecond pixel for stars with V ≤ 17. Additional astrometric studies with existing data are required to better understand the ultimate contribution these devices can make to our science.

The CTI is presently dismantled, awaiting a move to a new site. We briefly discuss the potential astrometric scientific returns from the exisiting data set, from a refurbished CTI, and from a similar device emplaced on the Moon.

Type
1. Current Advances in Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 166: Astronomical and Astrophysical Objectives of Sub-Milliarcsecond Optical Astrometry , 1995 , pp. 9 - 12
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1995 

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