Technical Support for the New Palomar Sky Survey

新帕洛玛巡天的技术支持

• 批准号: 9023115
• 负责人: Wallace L. Sargent
• 金额: $ 24万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-03-15 至 1994-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9023115&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technical; Support; New; Palomar; Sky

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology are carrying out a new Palomar Observatory Sky Survey known as POSS II. Private grants helped fund an upgrading of the telescope and laboratory facilities and materials for the survey. National Science Foundation (NSF) funds support a photographic scientist who oversees the quality control necessary to produce a collection of high quality photographic plates. The first Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, produced in the period 1952-1957, is an extremely important reference source for all of astronomy. However, since the sky is constantly changing through long term spectral and intensity changes, proper motions of celestial objects, and relatively short term explosive events, as well as through improved instrumentation and photographic techniques, a repeat of the 30 year old atlas is of great importance.

加州理工学院的科学家们正在开展一项名为 POSS II 的新帕洛玛天文台巡天活动。 私人赠款帮助资助了望远镜和实验室设施以及调查材料的升级。 美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 资助一名摄影科学家，负责监督生产一系列高质量摄影底片所需的质量控制。 1952 年至 1957 年期间进行的第一次帕洛玛天文台巡天活动是所有天文学极其重要的参考资料。 然而，由于天空通过长期光谱和强度变化、天体自行运动、相对短期的爆炸事件以及仪器和摄影技术的改进而不断变化，因此重复 30 年前的地图集非常重要。