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Astronomical Observation

Astronomical Observation is a systematic empirical practice within the scientific method that involves the precise recording and analysis of celestial phenomena using instruments and measurements to generate data informing theories about the structure, motion, and nature of objects in the universe.

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2017–2026

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An iterative technique for the rectification of observed distributions

L. B. Lucy · The Astronomical Journal · 1974 · 3.8K citations

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Observational Evidence for Self-Interacting Cold Dark Matter

David N. Spergel, Paul J. Steinhardt · Physical Review Letters · 2000 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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SpeX: A Medium‐Resolution 0.8–5.5 Micron Spectrograph and Imager for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

John Rayner, Douglas W. Toomey, Peter M. Onaka et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific · 2003 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series

P. Serra, Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo et al. · 2010 · 1.2K citations

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The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan · 2017 · 1K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PT
    P. Thaddeus

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. WL
    W. L. W. Sargent

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    11 publications · 771 citations

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  3. MG
    M. G. Smith

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 392 citations

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  4. PJ
    P. J. Serlemitsos

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    10 publications · 304 citations

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  5. JB
    J. B. Oke

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    10 publications · 478 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    32 h-index

    279 publications

    67.2K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    32 h-index

    154 publications

    14.5K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    31 h-index

    162 publications

    11.7K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    31 h-index

    281 publications

    45.3K citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    28 h-index

    207 publications

    107.4K citations

  6. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    114 publications

    14K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    61 publications

    10.8K citations

  8. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    23 h-index

    47 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 696 publications · 31.9K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    72 publications · 6.8K citations

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  3. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

    PASP · 59 publications · 5K citations

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    51 publications · 2.8K citations

    29

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  5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    60 publications · 2.9K citations

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