Abstract
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a large optical telescope having an aperture of 2.4 meters and a length of 8.8 meters, is being developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This telescope will be placed into earth orbit by the space shuttle. Astrometric observations with the HST are made using a Fine Guidance Sensor which is capable of measuring the position of one object relative to another with an accuracy of ±0.002 arcseconds. The astrometric user of HST will be provided with an Astrometric Data Reduction Software package (ADRS). The variety of astrometric problems to be investigated with HST is discussed.
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Jefferys, W.H., Benedict, G.F., Hemenway, P.D., Shelus, P.J., Duncombe, R.L. (1986). Prospects for Astrometry with the Hubble Space Telescope. In: Duncombe, R.L., Lieske, J.H., Seidelmann, P.K. (eds) Fundamental Astronomy and Solar System Dynamics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4688-0_9
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