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The Astrometric Telescope FacilityThe evolution of the Astrometric Telescope Facility (ATF) proposed for use on NASA's Space Station is traced and its design characteristics are presented. With a focal plane scale of 12.7 arcsec/mm, the strawman design has a field size of 10 sq arcmin and a limiting visual magnitude fainter than 16. Output from an observation includes the X and Y coordinates of each star and its relative brightness.
Document ID
19910060645
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1007/BF00643696
Authors
Black, David (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Dyer, John (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Nishioka, Kenji (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Scargle, Jeffrey (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sobeck, Charlie (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume: 177
Issue: 1-2,
ISSN: 0004-640X
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
91A45268
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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