The current status and future upgrade of the PDS at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
Abstract
Various aspects of the performance of the PDS 1010A microdensitometer are described. The primary points in an upgrade propsal for the unit are outlined. Photometric instabilities in the PDS are mentioned.
- Publication:
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Astronomical Microdensitometry Conference
- Pub Date:
- July 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984asmd.conf..129V
- Keywords:
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- Microdensitometers;
- Photometry;
- Analog To Digital Converters;
- Astronomical Observatories;
- Calibrating;
- Computer Systems Programs;
- Design;
- Focusing;
- Optical Density;
- Photographic Plates;
- Revisions;
- Scanners;
- Instrumentation and Photography