Mobile Device for Digitizing of photographic plates: the first results

Elena A. Grosheva (1) , Ismail S. Izmailov (1) , Evgenia V. Khrutskaya (1)

1 The Central Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory

The first results of astrometrical reduction for 24 plates with observations of Saturn’s satellites and for 40 plates with images of selected asteroids are presented. Digitization of plates have been made using Mobile Digitizing Device (MDD) based on 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The speed of digitizing is 60-70 plates per hour. Random error of measurements for the same plate is 0.7-0.8 μm. The matters of calibration of MDD are discussed.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

Elena A. Grosheva, Ismail S. Izmailov, Evgenia V. Khrutskaya. Mobile Device for Digitizing of photographic plates: the first results. International Workshop NAROO-GAIA "A new reduction of old observations in the Gaia era", Paris Observatory, Jun 2012, Paris, France. pp. 93-98. ⟨hal-00758239⟩