The Maria Mitchell Observatory Plate Collection

Volume 21 number 2 (1992)

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Eileen D. Friel
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554

Abstract

The Maria Mitchell Observatory collection of photographic plates has been a resource for variable star studies for many years. The properties, characteristics, and components of the plate collection are reviewed and ways to acheive its fullest utilization are discussed.