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A four star photometer for use on small telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

D. B. Caton
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, U.S.A.
J. T. Pollock
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Abstract

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An automated photoelectric four-star photometer has been designed for use on the 46-cm reflector at Appalachian State University's Dark Sky Observatory. The system will be composed of integrated detector-amplifiers, stepper-motor controlled x-y stages, and automatic counters.

Type
I. Telescopes and Instrumentation
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986