Technology for Scanning Astronomical Photographic Plates

Authors

  • Milcho Tsvetkov
  • Katya Tsvetkova
  • Nikolay Kirov

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/sjc.2012.6.77-88

Keywords:

Astronomical Photographic Plates, Plate Digitization

Abstract

Here we describe the technology and the experience during the astronomical photographic plate digitization with flatbed EPSON scanners. More than 275000 plates in different observatories in Europe were digitized with such scanners last decade.

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Published

2012-06-29

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Articles