Limits on Astrometric Accuracy

Abstract

A general overview of the various factors limiting the accuracy to which astrometric observations can be made is presented. Since this is a very broad topic, it is limited primarily to radio astrometry of extragalactic objects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA435336

Entities

People

  • Alan L. Fey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Black Holes
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Telescopes
  • Radio Waves
  • Scattering
  • Telescopes
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics