| Abstract: | To overcome a possible magnitude equation the Tautenburg Schmidt plates of the Lohrmann programme were taken with a long 20-minute exposure (System A) and a short 20-second exposure (System C) displaced about 0·5 minute of arc in declination from the long exposure. The distance between the two images in dependence on the magnitude of a star and its position on the plate was analysed. The transformation of coordinates from system C to A can be performed by using first order polynomials. No higher order terms were found to be necessary. The coefficients of the polynomials can not be assumed as constant for all plates but must be computed from least squares solutions involving a sufficient number of stars on each plate. For three of four plates investigated significant orthogonal linear terms were detected. |
