Automation of a commercial astronomical telescope

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作者：
Mallama, A
机构：
[1] Hughes STX Corporation, Greenbelt, MD 20770
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC | 1996年 / 108卷 / 719期
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D O I：
10.1086/133699
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
A computer program for automation of the Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is described. The code has been extensively tested and observations have been obtained. The telescope automation program is available in the C and Basic programming languages, along with complete documentation.
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页码：110 / 111
页数：2
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