Science performance of Gaia, ESA’s space-astrometry mission

• Published in: Astrophysics and space science Vol. 341; no. 1; pp. 31 - 41
• Main Author: de Bruijne, J. H. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astrobiology; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Cosmology; Data processing; Observations and Techniques; Original Article; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Space exploration; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Spacecraft; Spectrum analysis; Stars & galaxies; Europe; Spectroscopy; Telescope; CCD; Calibration; Photometry; Data reduction; Astrometry

Gaia is the next astrometry mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), following up on the success of the Hipparcos mission. With a focal plane containing 106 CCD detectors, Gaia will survey the entire sky and repeatedly observe the brightest 1,000 million objects, down to 20 th magnitude, during i...