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Astrophysics with digitized astronomical plate archives
Author(s) -
Hudec R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201813515
Subject(s) - digitization , high energy astronomy , physics , astronomy , astrophysics , computer science , telecommunications , cosmic ray
We discuss the recent status of astrophysical analyses with digitized astronomical plate archives with emphasis on high‐energy and transient astrophysics. These data represent huge scientific, historical, and cultural value, but only the recent digitization has enabled their effective use in astrophysics.