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ST-FOC observations of globular clusters: Simulations

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Using a first approximation to the Hubble space telescope point-spread function, the problems concerning observation and reduction of globular clusters in the Andromeda nebula are analysed through a simulation procedure in order to study the feasibility of accurate photometry of individual stars in the clusters.

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  1. Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universitá di Bologna, I-40100, Bologna, Italy

    A. Bragaglia, F. R. Ferraro & F. Fusi Pecci

  2. Osservatorio Astronomico, I-00136, Roma, Italy

    R. Buonanno, C. E. Corsi, I. Ferraro & G. Iannicola

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Bragaglia, A., Ferraro, F.R., Pecci, F.F. et al. ST-FOC observations of globular clusters: Simulations. J Astrophys Astron 8, 57–68 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02714252

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