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Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging

Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23–27, 1993

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  • © 1994

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  1. H. T. MacGillivray

    1. Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland

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  2. E. B. Thomson

    1. Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland

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  3. B. M. Lasker

    1. Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA

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  4. I. N. Reid

    1. Palomar Observatory, Pasadena, USA

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  5. D. F. Malin

    1. Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, Australia

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  6. R. M. West

    1. European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

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  7. H. Lorenz

    1. Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 161)

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Table of contents (157 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Wide-Field Sky Surveys and Patrols

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Importance of Wide-Field Imaging

      • V. A. Lipovetsky
      Pages 3-11

    3. Infrared Wide-Field Surveys

      • N. Epchtein
      Pages 13-16

    4. Wide Field Imaging and Photometry with 2k x 2k CCD

      • J. S. Chen
      Pages 17-19

    5. Beijing — Arizona Color (BAC) Sky Survey

      • J.-S. Chen
      Pages 20-21

    6. Very Wide-Field Monitoring of the Sky

      • R. Hudec, J. Soldán
      Pages 23-27

    7. The Second Palomar Sky Survey

      • I. N. Reid
      Pages 29-29

    8. The Palomar Observatory-European Observatory Photographic Atlas of the Northern Sky

      • S. Class, J. Quebatte, G. Strigl
      Pages 30-32

    9. First Steps Toward a CCD-Based Sky Patrol

      • P. Kroll, T. Lehmann
      Pages 33-35

    10. SNE from Surveys and Patrols

      • C. Pollas
      Pages 37-41

    11. Sonneberg Observatory: Sky Patrol, Field Patrol, the World’s Largest Living WFPA

      • H.-J. Bräuer, G. A. Richter
      Pages 43-45

    12. The Schmidt Telescope at Calar Alto Observatory

      • K. Birkle, H. Belleman, H. Elsässer
      Pages 46-48

    13. German Astrophysical Space Projects

      • W. Klinkmann
      Pages 49-51

    14. Mouse: A Mini Observatory for UV Space Exploration of the Galactic Poles and Equator

      • R. Ragazzoni, L. Buson, M. Turatto, A. Bianchini, E. Cappellaro, M. Cecconi et al.
      Pages 52-54

    15. Glazar-2: A Wide-Field Camera Aboard the Mir Space Station

      • H. M. Tovmassian, Y. M. Khodjayants, M. N. Krmoyan, R. V. Isadjanian, O. N. Gasparian, A. Z. Zakharian et al.
      Pages 55-56

    16. Simultaneous Optical/Gamma-Ray Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts

      • J. Greiner
      Pages 57-59

    17. Wide-Field Photographic Versus Wide-Field CCD Techniques in the Activity Analysis of dM Stars

      • G. Szécsényi-Nagy
      Pages 61-64

  3. Digital Detectors in Wide-Field Imaging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. The CCD Array Camera for the Macho Project

      • S. Marshall, C. Alcock, C. W. Akerlof, R. A. Allsman, T. S. Axelrod, D. P. Bennett et al.
      Pages 67-71
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About this book

H.T. MacGilLIVRAY Royal Observatory Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9 3HJ Scotland U.K. lAU Symposium No. 161 on 'Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging', held in Potsdam, Germany, during 23-27th August 1993, was the first conference organised by the recently-formed Working Group of lAU Commission 9 on 'Wide-Field Imaging'. This Working Group was instigated during the XXIst meeting of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Buenos Aires in 1991, and represented a merging of the former formal lAU Working Group on 'Astronomical Photography' and the informal 'Digitised Optical Sky Surveys' Working Group. Dr. Richard West was 'invited' to be Chairperson, and hence was given the daunting task of organising the Group from scratch. The very fact that the first conference after only two years was a major lAU Symposium says much about the determination and enthusiasm of Richard West to fulfilling the aims of the new Working Group. The siting of the conference in Potsdam in formerly East Germany provided an excellent opportunity to advantage from the political changes in Eastern Europe. Good access to the meeting was possible by scientists from Eastern European countries, allowing exchange of information on the very important Wide-Field facilities in both East and West, information on the rich archives of photographic plates that exist in both East and West, and allowing discussions between scientists facing very similar problems in both East and West.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland

    H. T. MacGillivray, E. B. Thomson

  • Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA

    B. M. Lasker

  • Palomar Observatory, Pasadena, USA

    I. N. Reid

  • Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, Australia

    D. F. Malin

  • European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

    R. M. West

  • Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

    H. Lorenz

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