[en] We are in an era where visual photometry is under question. The greatest asset of existing visual data is that they have been collected over a very long time baseline (in principle over thousands of years). But there are reasons for which modern visual estimates are not comparable to ancient ones.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Sterken, C.
Manfroid, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Language :
English
Title :
On the homogeneity of visual photometry.
Publication date :
1992
Audience :
International
Main work title :
International Cooperation and Coordination in Astronomical Research
