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The galactic motion field of K0-5 giants from Hipparcos data

Schwan, H.; Brosche, P.; Schwarz, O.

We have investigated the motions of all K0-5 stars which have a proper motion in the Hipparcos catalogue and a known luminosity class III (due to the incompleteness of the ongoing classification, the distribution of these stars at the celestial sphere is rather uneven). We have used the apparent magnitudes and colours together with adopted means a…

The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope: an astrometric robotic telescope

Evans, D. W.

An overview is given of the Carlsberg Meridian Telescope on La Palma, which is one of the oldest robotic telescopes, having started observing on La Palma in 1984. In the spring of 1997, a further stage of automation was made when we converted the telescope to remote operation. Since then, the telescope has been operated over the Internet from Brit…