The Yale/San Juan Southern Proper Motion Program
William van Altena, Terry Girard, Dana Casetti, Kathy Vieira
The Southern Proper Motion program (SPM) is a collaborative effort of the Yale Southern Observatory and the Universidad Nacional de San Juan (Argentina) to determine absolute proper motions and B,V photometry for stars in the southern sky, south of -20 degrees declination and complete to a limiting magnitude of V=17.5. The lower panel shows the sky coverage and current status of the SPM program.
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02.02.2009 The International Year of Astronomy at Yale The Astronomy Department is excited to participate in this global effort to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe through the day- and night-time sky... MORE INFO |
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10.21.2009 Popular Science just named Marla Geha one of its “Brilliant 10" Popular Science just named her one of its “Brilliant 10" — but for Marla Geha, the brilliance is all about the stars that don’t shine. MORE INFO |
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10.02.2009 Two Day Workshop Devoted to Yale/WIYN One Degree Image Survey The Yale Astronomy Department organized a two-day workshop on October 2-3, 2009 devoted to the Yale/WIYN One Degree Imager Survey. MORE INFO |
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11.24.2009 Planetarium ShowThe Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is open every Tuesday night for a planetarium show. Weather permitting there will also be public viewing of planets, nebulae, star clusters and whatever happens to be interesting in the sky. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis. No reservations necessary. Time: 7pm and 8pm April - October and 6pm and 7pm November - March |
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12.01.2009 Planetarium ShowThe Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is open every Tuesday night for a planetarium show. Weather permitting there will also be public viewing of planets, nebulae, star clusters and whatever happens to be interesting in the sky. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis. No reservations necessary. Time: 7pm and 8pm April - October and 6pm and 7pm November - March |
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