The BRITE space telescope: Using a nanosatellite constellation to measure stellar variability in the most luminous stars

AIAA 57th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2006

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3154-3161

  Deschamps, Norman C ^a   Grant, C Cordell ^a   Foisy, Daniel G ^a   Zee, Robert E ^a   Moffat, Anthony F J ^b   Weiss, Werner W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTOMETRY; SATELLITES; SPACE FLIGHT; STARS;

LUMINOUS STARS; STELLAR OSCILLATIONS;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 41149121056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Moffat, A.F.J, and W.W. Weiss, Principal Investigators, "BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) Constellation: Luminous Stars as Cosmic Engines. Volume 1: Technical and Managerial Proposal," Submitted to the Science Branch of the Canadian Space Agency, Mar. 2006.
2. th International Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 2004.