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Hipparcos: First Results
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- Title Hipparcos: First Results
- Released: 20/12/1991
- Length 00:14:12
- Language English
- Footage Type Documentary
- Copyright ESA
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A short, clear update of the progress of ESA's astrometrical mission, Hipparcos (High Precision Parallax-Collecting Satellite ), launched on the 8th August 1989. Images include the launch sequence, and numerous graphics; interviews throughout with Dr. Michael Perryman, Hipparcos project scientist.Hipparocs is an astrometry mission whose main objective is to measure with unprecedented precision star positions, distances and motions. In doing so Hiparcos is correcting previous measurements done from Ground Observatories over time. Hipparcos data will allow to comple a very accurate star catalogue
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- Activity Space Science
- Mission Hipparcos
- People Michael Perryman
- Action Animating, Assembling, Flying, Interviewing, Investigating, Mapping, Measuring, Observing, Orbiting, Predicting, Star mapping, Tracking
- Keywords Accuracy, Animations, Astrometry, Astronomy & Fundamental Physics, Astrophysics, Calibration & validation, Data, Data relay, Drawings, Galactic plane, Galaxy, Ground observatory, Illustrations, Images, Instruments onboard, Interview, Launch, Measurement validation, Orbits, Parallax, Precision, Proper motion, Results from space science programmes, Satellite image, Satellites, Scientific objectives, Single point location, Space science, Star catalogue, Stars, Telescope, Variable stars
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