The Guide Star Selection System for Space Telescope

G. F. Benedict; P. J. Shelus

doi:10.1117/12.959790

21 November 1980 The Guide Star Selection System for Space Telescope

G. F. Benedict, P. J. Shelus

Proceedings Volume 0264, Applications of Digital Image Processing to Astronomy; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959790
Event: 1981 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1980, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

A facility capable of automatically selecting guide stars for Space Telescope is described, which, as presently envisioned, consists of two microprocessor-controlled high speed microdensitometers, a central processing computer, an extensive plate library, and a large, continually evolving data base, all to reside at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

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G. F. Benedict and P. J. Shelus "The Guide Star Selection System for Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0264, Applications of Digital Image Processing to Astronomy, (21 November 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959790

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