PPT-Variable Star Photometry with a DSLR Camera

Mark Blackford Outline Where does DSLR photometry fit Limitations Advantages Which camera and lens Tripod configuration T racking mount Camera settings Software control of camera and . erigone. occultation of . regulus. . Presentation by Tony George at the 2014 Bethesda, Maryland . IOTA Conference. . . . . DSLR Campaign Objectives. Use modern DSLR or video cameras to obtain as many additional ‘duration only’ chords that can be fit to other chords with UT timing so that the profile of Erigone can be better mapped out. Astrophotograpy. ….. My way. My camera. Why Canon?. Provides RAW files. Not directly useable as an image. “. Digital negatives”….unprocessed readout of pixels. Well suited for dark subtracting and flat fielding…. not true of Nikon. Photographic Imaging. What DSLR stands for . DSLR stands for “Digital Single Lens Reflex”.. A DSLR is a digital camera that uses mirrors to direct light from the lens to the viewfinder, which is a hole on the back of the camera that you look through to see what you are taking a picture of.. Variable, variable, who’s got the variable?. © Copyright . 2016, . Fred McClurg All Rights Reserved. Variable . Scope. Scope Defined:. Variable scope has to do with where variables are “visible” in a program.. USNO-B1 1289-0181948. Blake Head. What is a Variable Star?. A variable star is simply a star that changes in brightness over a set period of time (generally). This can happen in eclipsing binaries, where a star passes in front of another companion star, and pulsating variables, in which a star physically pulsates inwards and out due to instabilities within its core. . Benjamin Pope. Asteroseismology. of . the. @. fringetracker. github.com/. benjaminpope. Brightest Stars in Kepler and . K2. Collaborators. Hannu. . Parviainen. 2. Suzanne . Aigrain. Tim White. The . An overview of digital camera . technology & basic . photographic techniques. Introduction. Detective Eugene Gallant . Associates Degree in Law Enforcement (. 1994). With the Windham Police Department . 25 years of Astronomy. Etteyeb Nejmeddine. 21 years old. The Astronomical Society of Tunisia (SAT) . The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project (CBSAP). Computer Science . What Are Variable Stars?. Detecting variability. . Subject:. . Digital . Photography. Grade Level & Age:. . Post-secondary and/or Adult learner, age 18 and up. Topic Description:. . In Module One students will learn about the flow of . . dslr. Sergi Verdugo Martínez. http://www.astrophoto-sv.com. II Jornadas Astronómicas en Planes de Son. 25 de Junio de 2011. CÁMARAS DSLR vs CCD. Eficiencia cuántica:. las cámaras CCD son mas eficientes que las DSLR. 23. Jeff Wilkerson. Luther College. RAC. July 13, 2010. We image 3 clusters per year: M23 and two others. Image durations: 2 to 12 seconds, unfiltered. Campaign durations: 5 to 7 months. Return to a cluster at least once. cyg. . A Project by andy parker. Background. Cataclysmic Variable stars are binary star pairs consisting of a white dwarf and red giant star (usually).. The white dwarf star rips away its stair pair’s matter because its gravitational pull is much greater than that of its partner.. The camera. All cameras are basically the same. A box with a piece of “film” in one end. A hole in the other end. The hole is there so that light can enter the box, strike the light-sensitive surface of the film and make a picture. Is photography your passion or are you a professional photographer in Mumbai looking to advance your