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Johnson Photometry and Its Descendants

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This paper will explore the implementation of the photometric system established by Harold Johnson and colleagues, and the accuracies that have been achieved through its use.

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Acknowledgements

The author extends thanks, in alphabetical order, to several individuals with whom he has conferred: James L. Clem, David L. Crawford, Arne A. Henden, G. W. Lockwood, Phil Massey, Brad Schaefer, Brian Skiff, and Chris Sterken.

The author’s photometric work most recently has been funded by NSF grants AST-0503871 and AST-0803158.

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    Arlo U. Landolt

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Landolt, A.U. (2011). Johnson Photometry and Its Descendants. In: Milone, E., Sterken, C. (eds) Astronomical Photometry. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 373. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8050-2_5

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