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The Detection of Stellar Systems by Lunar Occultations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

N. M. White*
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona

Abstract

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A few examples of the resolution of very close multiple stars by the method of lunar occultation are described. In this way both the power and some of the limitations of this technique may be demonstrated.

Resumen

Resumen

Se describen algunos ejemplos de la resolución de estrellas múltiples muy cercanas, mediante el método de ocultaciones lunares. De esta manera se muestran tanto el poder, como algunas de las limitaciones de esta técnica.

Type
Session 1
Copyright
Copyright © Otto G. Franz and Paris Pismis 1977

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