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An Hα Survey of the Galactic Plane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Q.A. Parker  and
S. Phillipps
Q.A. Parker
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia
S. Phillipps
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, England

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We describe a major new Anglo-Australian proposal for a U.K. Schmidt Telescope (UKST) Hα survey of the Southern Galactic plane, Magellanic clouds and selected regions. The agreed survey will use a new 12 × 12 inch monolithic Hα interference filter of very high specification in combination with Tech Pan film. Tech Pan offers significant advantages for this work due to an inherent sensitivity at Hα and its extremely fine grain, high resolution, exceptional DQE, excellent imaging and low noise (e.g., Parker et al. 1994). The combination of Tech Pan and a narrow band Hα filter will provide a survey of unprecendented area coverage, depth and resolution, superior to any previous optical survey of ionized gas in the galaxy. It should to lead to exciting new discoveries and avenues of research.

Type
Part 3. The Interstellar Medium
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 179: New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys , 1998 , pp. 179 - 181
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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