Steve Allen
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:25:01 -0800
On Thu 2003-01-30T17:04:30 -0700, Neal McBurnett hath writ: > I searched the IAU web site, and the Astrometry commission at > http://center.shao.ac.cn/IAU_COM8/ and found no reference to recent > action. Can you send a pointer with more specifics? > > I think sending it to the whole list would be helpful.
The resolutions that have established the change have happened over the past four meetings of IAU General Assembly. The most recent set of resolutions which switched things from the old, non-inertial definitions to the new ones is visible at http://danof.obspm.fr/IAU_resolutions/Resol-UAI.htm Note the many instances of the date 1 January 2003. Some resolutions before that are at http://danof.obspm.fr/t5nwslt1.html Some generally useful links about ICRS http://hpiers.obspm.fr/webiers/results/icrf/Icrs.html about ICRF http://www.iers.org/iers/products/icrf/ http://hpiers.obspm.fr/icrs-pc/ about HCRF http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Hipparcos/catalog.html about ITRS http://www.iers.org/iers/earth/itrs/itrs.html about ITRF http://www.iers.org/iers/products/itrf/ http://lareg.ensg.ign.fr/ITRF/ -- Steve Allen UCO/Lick Observatory Santa Cruz, CA 95064 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +1 831 459 3046 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla PGP: 1024/E46978C5 F6 78 D1 10 62 94 8F 2E 49 89 0E FE 26 B4 14 93