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Basic principles of scanning space astrometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

L. Lindegren
Affiliation:
Lund Observatory, Lund University, Box 43, 22100 Lund, Sweden
U. Bastian
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Mönchhofstr. 12–14, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Abstract

We outline the basic principles of scanning space astrometry, such as represented by Hipparcos, Gaia, and some other astrometric satellites planned or proposed. We explain the need for large-angle measurements, why these are essentially one-dimensional, how it is possible to determine absolute parallaxes, and why a Hipparcos-type scanning law is favourable. We discuss the choice of the basic angle between the two viewing directions, the principle of self-calibration, and why the resulting numerical problem must be difficult to solve.

Type
Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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