The guide star catalog. I. Astronomical foundations and image processing

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 2019-2038

  Lasker, Barry M ^a   Sturch, Conrad R ^a   Mclean, Brian J ^a   Russell, Jane L ^a,b   Jenkner, Helmut ^a,c   Shara, Michael M ^a  

^a AURA for the European Space Agency

^b Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

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EID: 0001555242     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/115483     Document Type: Article

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