Astrometric surveys Solving the Milky Way puzzle with Gaia天文测量调查与盖亚解决银河系难题.pdfVIP

EPJ Web of Conferences 19, 09002 (2012) DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20121909002 C Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2012 Astrometric surveys: Solving the Milky Way puzzle with Gaia A.G.A. Browna Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, PO Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands Abstract. In this contribution I provide a brief summary of ongoing and future astrometric surveys and then focus on presenting the current status and expected scientific performance of the Gaia mission, scheduled for launch in 2013. 1. ASTROMETRIC SURVEYS OF OUR GALAXY The