Update on the Harvard College Observatory Plate Digitization Project (Abstract)
Volume 34 number 2 (2006)
- Edward J. Los
Abstract
(Abstract only) We are building the fastest astronomical plate scanner in the world, capable of scanning an 8” × 10" plate to 2300 dpi in under 30 seconds. This paper presents a description of the scanner and related efforts to put the entire Harvard College Observatory plate collection online.