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Astronomical and astrophysical objectives of sub-millarcsecond optical astrometry : proceedings of the 166th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in the Hague, Netherlands, August 15-19, 1994 /

Astronomical and Astrophysical Objectives of Sub-Milliarcsecond Optical Astrometry contains a series of papers that discuss the major changes occurring in modern astrometry. The results of space missions in astrometry, Hipparcos and some results from the Hubble Space telescope are presented for the...

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Corporate Authors: International Astronomical Union. Symposium, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Høg, E., Seidelmann, P. Kenneth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [1995]
Subjects:
Astrometry > Congresses.
Astronomie.
Interférométrie à très grande base.
Hipparcos.
Mission spatiale.
Résultats.
Astrométrie > Congrès.
Astronomia.
Astrometrie.
Astrométrie.
Astrometry.
Astronomy
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Astronomical and Astrophysical Objectives of Sub-Milliarcsecond Optical Astrometry contains a series of papers that discuss the major changes occurring in modern astrometry. The results of space missions in astrometry, Hipparcos and some results from the Hubble Space telescope are presented for the first time. Combined with ground based results, this provides astrometry results at milliarcsecond resolution. At the same time, the extragalactic reference frame, based on very long baseline interferometry radio positions, is being introduced as the fundamental reference frame. It is now also evident that future optical interferometry space missions can provide an additional improvement in future of orders of magnitude. In addition to presenting the results, the book also discusses different applications based on such accurate astrometric positions. This startling improvement in resolution will encourage all astronomers to consider what can be done in future, providing a great stimulus to forthcoming research.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 441 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:9789401100694 (electronic bk.)
9401100691 (electronic bk.)