Astrometry and Astrophysics in the Gaia Sky (IAU S330)

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Alejandra Recio-Blanco (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur) Patrick de Laverny (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur)

Astrometry and Astrophysics in the Gaia Sky

IAU S330

Alejandra Recio-Blanco (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Patrick de Laverny (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Anthony G. A. Brown , Timo Prusti (European Space Agency)

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Cambridge University Press
19 April 2018

Astronomy, space & time; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Physics; Astrophysics

Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia

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Astrometry has historically been fundamental to all the fields of astronomy, driving many revolutionary scientific results. ESA's Gaia mission is astrometrically, photometrically and spectroscopically surveying the full sky, measuring around a billion stars to magnitude 20, to allow stellar distance and age estimations with unprecedented accuracy. With the complement of radial velocities, it will provide the full kinematic information of these targets, while the photometric and spectroscopic data will be used to classify objects and astrophysically characterize stars. IAU Symposium 330 reviews the first 2.5 years of Gaia activities and discusses the scientific results derived from the first Gaia data release (GDR1). This significant increase in the precision of the astrometric measurements has sharpened our view of the Milky Way and the physical processes involved in stellar and galactic evolution. To many, the Gaia revolution heralds a transformation comparable to the impact of the telescope's invention four centuries ago.

Edited by: Alejandra Recio-Blanco (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Patrick de Laverny (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Anthony G. A. Brown, Timo Prusti (European Space Agency)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 256mm, Width: 180mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 850g
ISBN: 9781107170087
ISBN 10: 1107170087
Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 19 April 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active