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The Use of Eastman Kodak 4415 Film in the UK Schmidt Telescope

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In this paper we report experiments with 4415 film in the UK Schmidt telescope which may enable us to use a much wider range of sensitized materials than was previously possible, and to exploit the superior imaging properties of modern materials that are only available on film.

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Russell, K.S., Malin, D.F., Savage, A., Hartley, M., Parker, Q.A. (1992). The Use of Eastman Kodak 4415 Film in the UK Schmidt Telescope. In: MacGillivray, H.T., Thomson, E.B. (eds) Digitised Optical Sky Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 174. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2472-0_4

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