Harvard Plate Stacks
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Harvard Plate Stacks is a historic archive of astronomical photographic plates at the Harvard College Observatory that has been central to long-term studies of variable stars and other celestial phenomena.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical photographic plate archive
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historical scientific archive ⓘ |
| associatedProject | DASCH (Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Annie Jump Cannon
NERFINISHED
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Antonia Maury NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Charles Pickering NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard College Observatory women computers NERFINISHED ⓘ Henrietta Swan Leavitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamina Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionType |
astronomical images
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photographic plates ⓘ |
| containsDataOn |
asteroids
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comets ⓘ galaxies ⓘ novae ⓘ quasars ⓘ supernovae ⓘ transient astronomical events ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| digitizationProject | DASCH (Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| hasPart | Harvard College Observatory photographic plate collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically significant scientific collection ⓘ |
| institutionalAffiliation | Harvard University Department of Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| material | glass photographic plates ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous sky coverage over more than a century
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one of the largest collections of astronomical photographic plates ⓘ |
| operator |
Harvard College Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard College Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationActivity |
digitization of photographic plates
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environmental control for plate storage ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
enables century-scale variability studies
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provides historical baselines for modern surveys ⓘ supports calibration of long-term light curves ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | late 19th century to late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical sky surveys
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long-term studies of variable stars ⓘ photometric variability studies ⓘ proper motion studies ⓘ studies of other celestial phenomena ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
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