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(UK) Schmidt–AAO Style into the 1990s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

A. Savage
A. Savage*
Affiliation:
Schmidt Telescope of the Anglo-Australian Observatory, Private Bag, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357
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Abstract

This is a brief description of the way I see the Schmidt functioning through the next three years. There are four important functions which must be maintained: (a) The Science from the Schmidt material must continue to be of the same high quality as that on which the Schmidt’s reputation has been built; (b) The service we provide to the Australian and British communities must continue despite the new trim (slim) appearance of the Schmidt staff and budget; (c) We must maintain our links with ROE, its Plate Library, which is the archive for Schmidt plate material, and Photolabs which provide some of the survey atlases; (d) We are being actively encouraged to promote Australian and British usage of the UK’s large measuring machines APM and COSMOS. Additionally, we are continually being encouraged to improve our efficiency. There is still at least one area in which we can do this and this is discussed.

Type
Instruments and Basic Astronomy
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , 1990 , pp. 372 - 374
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1990

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