Specifications

AUTOSTAR CCD PHOTOMETRY 107
INDEX
Page(s)
A
a, Y-Intercept Value 85
α (alpha) – see Right Ascension 48
α (alpha) – see Transformation Coefficients 29
AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star
Observers) 103
Adirondack Astro Video 36, 44
Adapter, threaded, low profile nose piece 35
ADUs (analog-to-digital units) 10
Advanced Data Reduction 29
Air Mass, X 45, 53, 59, 67
All Electronics (parts supplier) 41, 44
Alt/Az (Altitude/Azimuth) Mounting 1, 13
Annulus, Setting 24
Aperture, Setting 24
Arranging Files 17
Artifacts, in Optical Train, (Need for Flats) 15, 98
Asteroid Photometry 102
Astrodon – see BVRI Filters 37, 44
ATIK – see Filter Wheel 36, 38, 44
AutoStar Image Processing 17
AutoStar Suite Software 3
Avg Exposure 6
B
b, Slope Value 85
β (beta) – see Transformation Coefficients 29
Bandpass, Filter 38, 39
Bias Frame 20
BVRI Extinction Coefficients 30
BVRI Filters 37, 38, 44
C
Calibrate 19, 20
Calibration of Images 18
CCD (Charge Coupled Device) 1, 34
Centering Box 24