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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4503. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Astrometry

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The branch of astronomy dealing with the precise measurement of the position of astronomical bodies. Many problems of astronomy require accurate observations of stellar positions. Positions of the brighter stars can be measured very accurately in the equatorial system. Fainter stars are measured using photographic plates or some other imaging device (e.g. a charge-coupled device, or CCD) with res...

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