Description of the Guide Star Catalogue
The complete details of the plate material, scanning and processing procedures are described in a series of papers in the astronomical literature :
Potential Applications of GSC-II for GAIA Operations
B.M.Lasker, B.J.McLean, H.Jenkner, M.G.Lattanzi and A.Spagna
1995 Proceedings of the workshop - "Future Possibilites for Astrometry in Space",p137 .
ESA Sp-379

GSC 1.2, A Subplate Reduction of the GSC
B.Bucciarelli, J.B.Doggett, C.R.Sturch, B.M.Lasker, B.J.McLean, M.G.Lattanzi and L.G.Taff
1994 IAU Symposium 161, p277 - "Astronomy from Wide Field Imaging"
H.T.MacGillivray et al (eds.)

Design Considerations for Billion-Object Databases and their Application to a Second Generation Guide Star Catalog.
H.Jenkner, V.K.Laidler, B.M.Lasker and B.J.McLean
1992 ESO Conference and Workshop Proceedings No.43, p349 - "Astronomy from Large Databases"
A.Heck and F.Murtagh (eds)

The Tycho Input Catalogue.
D.Egret, P.Didelon, B.J.McLean, J.L.Russell and C.Turon
1992 Astron.Astrophys. 258,217

Some Comments on the Astrometric Properties of the Guide Star Catalog
L.G.Taff, M.G.Lattanzi, B.Bucciarelli, R.Gilmozzi, B.J.McLean, H.Jenkner, V.G.Laidler, B.M.Lasker, M.M.Shara and C.R.Sturch
1990 Ap.J. 353,L45

The Guide Star Catalog I - Astronomical Foundations and Image Processing
B.M.Lasker, C.R.Sturch, B.J.McLean, J.L.Russell, H.Jenkner and M.M.Shara
1990 A.J. 99,2019

The Guide Star Catalog II - Photometric and Astrometric Models and Solutions
J.L.Russell, B.M.Lasker, B.J.McLean, C.R.Sturch and H.Jenkner
1990 A.J. 99,2059

The Guide Star Catalog III - Production, Database Organisation, and Population Statistics
H.Jenkner, B.M.Lasker, C.R.Sturch, B.J.McLean, M.M.Shara and J.L.Russell
1990 A.J. 99,2081


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