Galactic Distribution of the Barnard Objects [pdf document]
Dr. James Sowell
Motion
of Barnard's Star [quicktime movie]
"Edward
Emerson Barnard discovered a star with very high proper motion,
now called Barnard's Star. Currently its position is RA 17 57
48.50, Dec + 4 41 36.24. All stars, even our Sun are moving
through space. They orbit in our galaxy but some have different speeds
and directions. A star's proper motion shows this motion in space
in reference to other stars. Barnard's star has the highest proper
motions of any stars we observe. Frank Mills and Vivian Hoette have
taken .fts
images of Barnard's Star using the Yerkes 24 inch telescope periodically
since the spring of 2000." http://sunra.lbl.gov/~vhoette/Explorations/edo/
Sky & Telescope
review [pdf document]
"A Classic Book Reborn" review by Stuart J. Goldman in his
Sky & Telescope column Astronomy Online. From Sky & Telescope,
December 2005. (c) 2005 Sky Publishing Corp. Distributed with permission
of the publisher. www.SkyandTelescope.com
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