(1) Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universitá di Bologna, I-40100 Bologna, Italy;(2) Osservatorio Astronomico, I-00136 Roma, Italy
Abstract:
Using a first approximation to the Hubble space telescope point-spread function, the problems concerning observation and reduction of globular clusters in the Andromeda nebula are analysed through a simulation procedure in order to study the feasibility of accurate photometry of individual stars in the clusters.