Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer (FAME)
Washington D.C., DC
FAME is an astrometric satellite designed to determine with unprecedented accuracy the positions, distances, and motions of 40 million stars within our galactic neighborhood. It is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and several other institutions (see About FAME). FAME will measure stellar positions to less than 50 microarcseconds. (To put this angle in perspective, the width of a typical strand of human hair would subtend 50 microarcseconds if you were viewing it from a distance of 130-190 miles.)
Location
Washington D.C., District of Columbia
From this record's listed location
Laboratory
- Naval Observatory
Category
- Science
Provenance
- Original
- https://dodtechmatch.com/dod/lab/viewfacility.aspx?id=70836
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