Archive of photographic plates in Nikolaev Observatory and some results obtained from them

Anatoliy Ivantsov (1) , Ludmila Hudkova (1) , Gennadiy Gorel (1)

1 NAO - Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory

Epoch of astrophotography in astronomy infl uenced greatly the development of astrometry, left behind a large number of astronomical observations. The intensity of the observations and the complexity of measurement led to large amounts of astronomical observations by the epoch of CCD implementation, which were not even measured and reduced in many observatories, so the information occasionally became outdated and lost actuality due to the imperfect reference systems used in the reductions. Contemporary possibilities of digitization of astronomical plates and fast processing of the corresponding fi les induced observatories to draw attention to the enormous scientifi c potential, preserved in the old photographic observations, and engage actively their classifi cation, creation of databases containing information about each astronomical observation, as well as to preserve storage conditions of this invaluable research material.

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

Anatoliy Ivantsov, Ludmila Hudkova, Gennadiy Gorel. Archive of photographic plates in Nikolaev Observatory and some results obtained from them. International Workshop NAROO-GAIA "A new reduction of old observations in the Gaia era", Paris Observatory, Jun 2012, Paris, France. pp. 147-151. ⟨hal-00758304⟩