Gspc-II: A Catalog of Photometric Calibrators for the Second Generation Guide Star Catalog

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900129080 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 179 ◽

pp. 379-380

Author(s):

M. Postman ◽

B. Bucciarelli ◽

C. Sturch ◽

T. Borgman ◽

R. Casalegno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Second Generation ◽

Sky Surveys ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Sky Survey ◽

Guide Star

The Guide Star photometric Catalog (GSPC-I; Lasker et al. 1988) is an all-sky set of photoelectrically determined BV sequences created to provide photometric calibrators for the Guide Star Catalog (Paper-I: Lasker et al. 1990, Paper-II: Russell et al. 1990, Paper-III: Jenkner et al. 1990). Although the GSPC-I has been the basis of preliminary photometric calibrations for the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS; Doggett et al. 1995), its relatively bright cutoff at about 15th magnitude limits its capability to support calibration of sky surveys, e.g., the new GSC-II (McLean et al. 1996, this volume, p. 431).

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Photometric Calibrators for All-Sky Surveys: The GSPC-II Program

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900047525 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 161 ◽

pp. 301-303

Author(s):

A. Ferrari ◽

E.D. Siciliano ◽

A. Pizzuti ◽

B. Bucciarelli ◽

G. Massone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hubble Space Telescope ◽

Stellar Populations ◽

Galactic Structure ◽

Mission Planning ◽

Space Telescope ◽

Sky Surveys ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Uk ◽

Guide Star

Accurate astrometric and photometric calibrations of all-sky photographic surveys, such as the Palomar Quick-V survey and the UK SERC-J survey, digitised for the construction of the Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog, are of extreme astrophysical value. Their wide range of applications includes, for example, galactic structure, stellar populations, extragalactic studies, and deep sky catalogs for mission planning and telescope operations. The Guide Star Photometric Catalog (GSPC-I, Lasker et al. 1988) provides stellar calibration sequences, placed approximately in the center of each survey plate, with a limiting magnitude of V = 15 mag. The goal of our program is to extend these calibrators to V = 20 mag in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins B, V and R passbands, with an accuracy of 0.05 mag. This is accomplished by taking CCD frames centered on the faintest star of each GSPC-I sequence. Typically, both long and short exposures are acquired in each field in order to link the bright and faint ends of the sequence.

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The Guide Star Catalog and the Digitized Sky Survey as Resources for other Surveys

Astrophysics and Space Science Library - The Impact of Large Scale Near-IR Sky Surveys ◽

10.1007/978-94-011-5784-1_5 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 37-44

Author(s):

H. Jenkner ◽

B. M. Lasker ◽

B. J. Mclean ◽

R. L. White ◽

M. G. Lattanzi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Star Catalog ◽

Sky Survey ◽

Guide Star

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THE SECOND-GENERATION GUIDE STAR CATALOG: DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES

The Astronomical Journal ◽

10.1088/0004-6256/136/2/735 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 136 (2) ◽

pp. 735-766 ◽

Cited By ~ 329

Author(s):

Barry M. Lasker ◽

Mario G. Lattanzi ◽

Brian J. McLean ◽

Beatrice Bucciarelli ◽

Ronald Drimmel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Second Generation ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Guide Star

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Substellar Mass Function of Young Open Clusters as Determined through a Statistical Approach Using Two Micron All Sky Survey and Guide Star Catalog Data

The Astrophysical Journal ◽

10.1086/342425 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 578 (1) ◽

pp. 523-535 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Anandmayee Tej ◽

Kailash C. Sahu ◽

T. Chandrasekhar ◽

N. M. Ashok

Keyword(s):

Statistical Approach ◽

Mass Function ◽

Open Clusters ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Sky Survey ◽

Guide Star

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The Guide Star Catalog and related sky surveys

Astrophysics and Space Science ◽

10.1007/bf00990019 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 217 (1-2) ◽

pp. 31-34

Author(s):

Helmut Jenkner

Keyword(s):

Sky Surveys ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Guide Star

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The Guide Star Catalog and Related Sky Surveys

Science with Astronomical Near-Infrared Sky Surveys ◽

10.1007/978-94-011-0946-8_7 ◽

1994 ◽

pp. 31-34

Author(s):

Helmut Jenkner

Keyword(s):

Sky Surveys ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Guide Star

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GSPC-II: A Catalog of Photometric Calibrators for the Second Generation Guide Star Catalog

New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys ◽

10.1007/978-94-009-1485-8_94 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 379-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Postman ◽

B. Bucciarelli ◽

C. Sturch ◽

T. Borgman ◽

R. Casalegno ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Second Generation ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Guide Star

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Placing Schmidt Astrometry on The ICRS

Highlights of Astronomy ◽

10.1017/s1539299600020785 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 294-296

Author(s):

B. Bucciarelli ◽

M.G. Lattanzi ◽

B.M. Lasker

Keyword(s):

Second Generation ◽

Space Missions ◽

Proper Motions ◽

Large Area ◽

Star Catalog ◽

Future Space ◽

Data Volume ◽

Plate Area ◽

To Come ◽

Guide Star

The sky-limited, large-area photographic surveys which are being used for the construction of the second generation Guide Star Catalog (GSC-II) will be for many years to come the largest astronomical database available. The survey plates are typically placed on a 5-degree grid, with each plate area of about 42 square degrees, for a total of more than 1700 plates covering the whole sky. The expected data volume is about 2 Tbytes per bandpass. The final product will consist of an all-sky catalog of positions, proper motions, magnitudes and at least one color to a minimum of V=18. Among the scientific motivations behind such an endeavor let us mention operation of ground-based telescopes and future space missions, observation planning, statistical investigations (see, e.g., Lasker et al. 1995, Cannon 1997)

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