Technical Support for the New Palomar Sky Survey

加州理工学院的科学家们携带着 帕洛玛天文台进行了一次新的巡天观测，称为POSS II。 私人 赠款帮助资助了望远镜和实验室的升级 调查所需的设施和材料。 国家科学 基金会（NSF）的资金支持摄影科学家谁 监督必要的质量控制， 高质量的照相底片。 第一个帕洛玛天文台巡天，制作于 1952年至1957年，是一个非常重要的参考来源，所有的 天文学 然而，由于天空是不断变化的， 长期的光谱和强度变化， 天体和相对短期的爆炸事件，如 以及通过改进的仪器和摄影 技术，重复30岁的地图集是伟大的 重要性

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.