survey of the Galactic plane
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survey of the Galactic planeQ.A.Parker
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357, Australia
qap@aaocbnu1.aao.gov.au
S.Phillipps
University of Bristol, Tyndal Avenue, Bristol, U.K.
We describe a major Anglo-Australian project to undertake a
UKST H survey
of the Southern Galactic plane, Magellanic clouds and selected regions.
The survey will use a new 
inch
monolithic H interference filter of
high specification and Tech Pan film which
offers significant advantages over other emulsions
due to its peak sensitivity at H
and its extremely fine grain, high resolution,
exceptional DQE, excellent imaging and low noise.
A survey of unprecendented area coverage,
depth and resolution should result, superior to any previous optical survey of
ionized gas in the galaxy. It is certain to lead to
exciting new discoveries and new avenues of research.
Keywords: instrumentation: detectors - methods - surveys
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