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The LYRA-B space experiment: Goals and principles for its realization

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We describe goals and principles for the realization the Lyra-B space experiment onboard the International Space Station, which is currently being prepared at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute. The main goal of the experiment is to carry out a high-accuracy, multicolor all-sky survey of stars down to 16m–17m. The detailed structure of the expected observational data, their possible scientific use, and a number of technical problems are discussed.

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    A. I. Zakharov, A. V. Mironov, M. E. Prokhorov, A. V. Biryukov, O. Yu. Stekol’shchikov & M. S. Tuchin

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Zakharov, A.V. Mironov, M.E. Prokhorov, A.V. Biryukov, O.Yu. Stekol’shchikov, M.S. Tuchin, 2013, published in Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, 2013, Vol. 90, No. 3, pp. 223–241.

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Zakharov, A.I., Mironov, A.V., Prokhorov, M.E. et al. The LYRA-B space experiment: Goals and principles for its realization. Astron. Rep. 57, 195–211 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772913030062

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