A survey programme for QSO and related objects

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I would like to give the first results of a survey programme for high redshift quasars and related objects on the Tautenburg-Schmidt plates. It is known that objective prism plates are very useful for detecting these objects. the smaller the dispersion of the spectra, the fainter are the objects that can be found. Our Schmidt correcting lens gives spectra with the dispersion of 2500 Å mm⁻¹ at Hγ. the limiting magnitude is about 19^m in the B range. At this very low dispersion reliable classification of the objects requires the extraction of all the information stored on the plate. That means that a quantitative evaluation should supplement visual insepction.