Genet, Russell M. (2002) Automatic Photometric Telescopes: Past and Future. In: The Society for Astronomical Sciences 21st Annual Symposium on Telescope Science, held May 22-23, 2002, at Big Bear, CA. Society for Astronomical Sciences, pp. 61-66.
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Abstract
A summary history of the development of automatic photoelectric telescopes (APTs) is given, with emphasis on how operational efficiency and high accuracy were achieved. The paper closes with a brief consideration of the future of such telescopes, especially NASA’s Kepler, a space-based APT.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | RTSRE Related Research |
| Depositing User: | Dr Michael Fitzgerald |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2017 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2018 09:26 |
| URI: | http://istardb.org/id/eprint/836 |
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