Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries
In the last century photometry was recognized as a powerful method for investigation of physical parameters of stars and of interstellar matter. Photometric investigations now cover the spectral range from the far ultraviolet to the far infrared. The article describes the most important landmarks in...
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| description | In the last century photometry was recognized as a powerful method for investigation of physical parameters of stars and of interstellar matter. Photometric investigations now cover the spectral range from the far ultraviolet to the far infrared. The article describes the most important landmarks in development of photometric classification of stars and the number of photometric survey projects accomplished by ground-based and space telescopes and including millions of point sources. The success of the future LSSD and Gaia projects will depend on the use of optimum photometric passbands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0ecb19f11b2413c8a2963e7f7fe9e752022-12-21T21:27:45ZengDe GruyterOpen Astronomy2543-63762003-12-0112443344610.1515/astro-2017-0061astro-2017-0061Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two CenturiesStraižys V.0Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Goštauto 12, Vilnius, LT 01108, LithuaniaIn the last century photometry was recognized as a powerful method for investigation of physical parameters of stars and of interstellar matter. Photometric investigations now cover the spectral range from the far ultraviolet to the far infrared. The article describes the most important landmarks in development of photometric classification of stars and the number of photometric survey projects accomplished by ground-based and space telescopes and including millions of point sources. The success of the future LSSD and Gaia projects will depend on the use of optimum photometric passbands.https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0061methodsobservationatechniquesphotometricstarsclassificationphysical parametersinterstellar reddening |
| spellingShingle | Straižys V. Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries Open Astronomy methods observationa techniques photometric stars classification physical parameters interstellar reddening |
| title | Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries |
| title_full | Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries |
| title_fullStr | Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries |
| title_short | Stellar Photometry at the Crossroads of the Two Centuries |
| title_sort | stellar photometry at the crossroads of the two centuries |
| topic | methods observationa techniques photometric stars classification physical parameters interstellar reddening |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0061 |
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