Fundamentals of Astrometry |
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| Author:
| Seidelmann, P. Kenneth
Kovalevsky, Jean |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-64216-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Astrometry encompasses all that is necessary to provide the positions and motions of celestial bodies. This includes observational techniques, instrumentation, processing and analysis of observational data, reference systems and frames, and the resulting astronomical phenomena. Astrometry is fundamental to all other fields of astronomy, from the pointing of telescopes, to navigation and guidance systems, to distance and motion determinations for astrophysics. Starting from basic...
More DescriptionAstrometry encompasses all that is necessary to provide the positions and motions of celestial bodies. This includes observational techniques, instrumentation, processing and analysis of observational data, reference systems and frames, and the resulting astronomical phenomena. Astrometry is fundamental to all other fields of astronomy, from the pointing of telescopes, to navigation and guidance systems, to distance and motion determinations for astrophysics. Starting from basic principles, this book provides the fundamentals of astrometry at milli- and micro-arcsecond accuracies. An invaluable reference for graduate students and research astronomers.