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THE HIPPARCOS MISSION

http://www.rssd.esa.int/Hipparcos/

A LINK TO AN ANIMATION OF THE MOTION OF THE PLEIADES OVER 120,000 YEARS

http://www.rssd.esa.int/hipparcos/Pleiades_distance.html

A LINK TO OTHER ANIMATIONS ON THE HIPPARCOS WEB SITE

http://www.rssd.esa.int/Hipparcos/TOUR/tour-movies.html

TWO OF THE ANIMATIONS AT THE ABOVE LINK CAN ALSO BE REACHED THROUGH THE LINKS BELOW:

 A LINK TO AN ANIMATION OF PROPER MOTIONS OF STARS

http://www.rssd.esa.int/Hipparcos/TOUR/pm.html

A PLOT OF THE PROPER MOTION OF A STAR (INTERMEDIATE ASTROMETRY)

http://www.rssd.esa.int/Hipparcos/TOUR/int-astrom.html

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