Search Results - "Gombert, Glenn"
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TASS Mark III Photometric Survey of the Celestial Equator
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-03-2000)“…The Amateur Sky Survey (TASS) is a loose confederation of amateur and professional astronomers. We describe the design and construction of our Mark III system,…”
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Boldness: The Amateur Sky Survey. (network of amateur-built electronic cameras monitors the sky)(includes related articles on the beginnings of The Amateur Sky Survey and usefulness of charge-coupled device cameras)
Published in Sky and telescope (01-02-1998)“…The Amateur Sky Survey is a collaboration of amateur and professional astronomers with the goal of constantly monitoring the sky through electronic cameras…”
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Sharpening the stars.(use of adaptive optics in astronomical observations)(includes related information on how adaptive optics work)
Published in Astronomy (Milwaukee) (01-01-1998)“…The clarity of the images provided by orbiting telescopes has been replicated in ground-based astronomical optics. Adaptive optics, a technology pioneered in…”
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Catching comets with a CCD. (charge-coupled device for astrophotography)
Published in Astronomy (Milwaukee) (01-02-1995)“…Producing high-quality CCD images of comets can be challenging, because comets tend not to be very luminous, and they move through the night sky in unusual…”
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The year of the comet
Published in Astronomy (Milwaukee) (01-01-1997)“…The Comet Hale-Bopp is expected to gain in magnitude in 1997 as it nears the earth. By Mar 1997, the comet is expected to be near the Andromeda Galaxy, and…”
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Beyond the visible with CCDs.(astrophotography with a charge-coupled device camera)
Published in Astronomy (Milwaukee) (01-03-1996)“…Using a CCD camera with an infrared filter allows the imaging of objects in the sky that would otherwise be hidden, providing a fresh view of familiar objects…”
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