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Photometric Calibration of Astronomical Photographic Plates - Part Two - the Anglo-Australian Telescope Prime Focus SPOT Sensitometer

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: The calibration of photographic sensitometers is beset with problems which can defeat photoelectric or densitometric procedures. We describe a direct and simple photographic technique using self-consistent multiple exposures which has been used to calibrate the projection sensitometers installed at the prime focus of the Anglo-Australian Telescope and at the U.K. Schmidt Telescope Unit. The method can he applied to any sensitometer and all photographic passbands. Values of relative log I for the AAT sensitometer are given for the IIIa-J emulsion with a Schott GG385 filter.

Source: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

DOI: 10.1086/131028

Authors: D. F. Malin, B. A. Peterson

Institutions: Australian Astronomical Observatory, Australian National University, Mount Stromlo Observatory

Language: English

Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Subfield: Instrumentation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2053677773

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