TY - JOUR
T1 - The Venus ground-based image Active Archive
T2 - A database of amateur observations of Venus in ultraviolet and infrared light
AU - Barentsen, G.
AU - Koschny, D.
PY - 2008/8/1
Y1 - 2008/8/1
N2 - The Venus ground-based image Active Archive is an online database designed to collect ground-based images of Venus in such a way that they are optimally useful for science. The Archive was built to support ESA's Venus Amateur Observing Project, which utilizes the capabilities of advanced amateur astronomers to collect filtered images of Venus in ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light. These images complement the observations of the Venus Express spacecraft, which cannot continuously monitor the northern hemisphere of the planet due to its elliptical orbit with apocenter above the south pole. We present the first set of observations available in the Archive and assess the useability of the data set for scientific purposes.
AB - The Venus ground-based image Active Archive is an online database designed to collect ground-based images of Venus in such a way that they are optimally useful for science. The Archive was built to support ESA's Venus Amateur Observing Project, which utilizes the capabilities of advanced amateur astronomers to collect filtered images of Venus in ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light. These images complement the observations of the Venus Express spacecraft, which cannot continuously monitor the northern hemisphere of the planet due to its elliptical orbit with apocenter above the south pole. We present the first set of observations available in the Archive and assess the useability of the data set for scientific purposes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pss.2008.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.pss.2008.03.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51449086450
SN - 0032-0633
VL - 56
SP - 1444
EP - 1449
JO - Planetary and Space Science
JF - Planetary and Space Science
IS - 10
ER -