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Faint objects in motion: the new frontier of high precision astrometry

Villaver, Eva; Alves, João; Chemin, Laurent +83 more

Sky survey telescopes and powerful targeted telescopes play complementary roles in astronomy. In order to investigate the nature and characteristics of the motions of very faint objects, a flexibly-pointed instrument capable of high astrometric accuracy is an ideal complement to current astrometric surveys and a unique tool for precision astrophys…