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Some Recent Observations of Occultations by the Moon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Nathaniel M. White
Nathaniel M. White*
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, U.S.A.

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A program for the measurement of diffraction patterns resulting from the lunar occultations of stars was begun at the Lowell Observatory by Rakos (1964), resumed by him in 1967 and continued by Pettauer through the summer of 1969. The expected results were accurate timing of occultations and hence accurate position measurements, the discovery of close double stars, and the determination of stellar diameters. The author is continuing the program using new equipment designed by R. E. Nather of the University of Texas.

The equipment was built at the Lowell Observatory and put into operation on its new 42-in. reflector in March, 1970.

Type
III. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 2: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIVth General Assembly of the IAU, 1970 , 1971 , pp. 688 - 691
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1971

References

Nather, R. E.: 1970, Astron. J. 75, 583.Google Scholar
Rakos, K. D.: 1964, Astron. J. 69, 556 (abstract).Google Scholar