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Variation in azimuth of the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle

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The variation in azimuth of the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle has been investigated using azimuth marks, pairs of circumpolar stars and three polarissimae. Preliminary results from these three methods are intercompared and some conclusions drawn about their reliability and future use.

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  • Podobed, V.V. (1965)Fundamental Astrometry, (English edition), University of Chicago Press

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  1. Royal Greenwich Observatory, UK

    L V Morrison

  2. Copenhagen University Observatory, DK

    C Fabricius

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Morrison, L.V., Fabricius, C. Variation in azimuth of the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle. Astrophys Space Sci 177, 263–267 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643687

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