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The Astronomical Plate Digitization at SHAO

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2025-10-13 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Authors: Yong Yu , Meiting Yang , Zhengjun Shang , Liangliang Wang , Jing Yang , Zhenghong Tang , Jianhai Zhao , Massinissa Hadjara
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Abstract

The digitization of historical astronomical plates is essential for preserving century-long observational data. This work presents the development and application of the specialized digitizers at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), including technical details, international collaborations, and scientific applications on the plates.

Keywords

virtual observatory

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@article{arxiv.2510.08643,
  title  = {The Astronomical Plate Digitization at SHAO},
  author = {Yong Yu and Meiting Yang and Zhengjun Shang and Liangliang Wang and Jing Yang and Zhenghong Tang and Jianhai Zhao and Massinissa Hadjara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.08643},
  year   = {2025}
}

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4 pages, 10 figures, conference

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