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Fundamentals of Astrometry

By P. Kenneth Seidelmann , Jean Kovalevsky

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0521642167, 9780521642163
Open Library ID
OL7749803M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2437800 bytes)
Pages
421\421
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-10 16:00:00

Description

Astrometry encompasses all that is necessary to measure the positions and motions of celestial bodies: observational techniques, instrumentation, processing and analysis of observational data, and reference systems and frames, as well as the resulting astronomical phenomena. It is fundamental to all other fields of astronomy, from the focusing of telescopes to navigation and guidance systems and distance and motion determinations for astrophysics. Starting from basic principles, this work provides the principles of astrometry at milli- and micro-arcsecond accuracies and will be an invaluable reference for graduate students and research astronomers.

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