THE SECOND PALOMAR SKY SURVEY

We describe the main characteristics of the second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, currently being taken using the Oschin telescope on Palomar Mountain. The limiting magnitudes of the POSS II plates are directly comparable with those of the SERC/ESO southern surveys, at BJ = 22.5 mag, Rc = 20.8 mag,...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1991-07, Vol.103 (665), p.661-674
Hauptverfasser:	REID, I.N., BREWER, C., BRUCATO, R.J., McKINLEY, W.R., MAURY, A., MENDENHALL, D., MOULD, J.R., MUELLER, J., NEUGEBAUER, G., PHINNEY, J., SARGENT, W.L.W., SCHOMBERT, J., THICKSTEN, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomical magnitude Astronomical surveys Astronomy Declination Earth, ocean, space Emulsions Exact sciences and technology Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics. Instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations General Information Nitrogen Observation and data reduction techniques. Computer modeling and simulation Observatories Photographic emulsions Schmidt telescopes Stars Telescopes
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	We describe the main characteristics of the second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, currently being taken using the Oschin telescope on Palomar Mountain. The limiting magnitudes of the POSS II plates are directly comparable with those of the SERC/ESO southern surveys, at BJ = 22.5 mag, Rc = 20.8 mag, and Ic = 19.5 mag. We discuss the main modifications made to the telescope and the photographic methods employed in the course of the survey and compare the POSS I and POSS II plates.
ISSN:	0004-6280 1538-3873
DOI:	10.1086/132866