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Photometric calibration of the HST wide-field/planetary camera. I - Ground-based observations of standard starsThis paper describes the observation and analysis of field stars, undertaken as a step toward understanding the photometric properties of the filters and CCDs aboard the Wide-Field/Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. Ground-based CCD observations have been made simulating 15 of the most important WF/PC passbands. Data are presented here for an equatorial network of stars including many UBVRI standards and some spectrophotometric standards. They serve to establish a photometric system that will be used in the calibration of in-flight data and that is useful for the calibration of other ground-based data. Transformations between WF/PC and other photometric systems are discussed, as well as the effects of interstellar absorption and atmospheric extinction on data in the WF/PC system. Synthetic photometry has been used as an aid in the data analysis and is described.
Document ID
19910039618
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Harris, Hugh C.
(Lowell Observatory; U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Baum, William A.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Hunter, Deidre A.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Kreidl, Tobias J.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 101
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
91A24241
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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