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Past, Present, And Future Of Photographic Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Alain Maury
Alain Maury*
Affiliation:
Télescope de Schmidt O.A.M./I.N.S.U., St Vallier de Thiey - 06460, France

Abstract

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Surveying the entire sky requires very efficient instrumentation, if the project has to be done in a relatively short period. In this is a review of the existing photographic surveys, it is demonstrated that photography, because of its very large format, is still the best existing technique for survey purposes.

Type
Part I: Historical Research
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 133: Mapping the Sky: Past Heritage and Future Directions , 1988 , pp. 39 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988 

References

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