UTILIZATION OF DSLR CANON 1200D CAMERA FOR VARIABLE STAR PHOTOMETRIC OBSERVATION
Currently, variable star research in Indonesia is still not very popular, because only the Bosscha Observatory (abbreviated OB) that has contributed to the observation of variable stars, although there were actually many other observatories that have been built in Indonesia. Most of the research...
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Currently, variable star research in Indonesia is still not very popular,
because only the Bosscha Observatory (abbreviated OB) that has
contributed to the observation of variable stars, although there were
actually many other observatories that have been built in Indonesia.
Most of the research conducted by observatories other than OB has
been still focused on rukyatul hilal, and measurement of sky brightness
with SQM. There were 6 school-based observatories and 4 universitybased
observatories equipped with telescopes, detectors and other
instruments.
In fact, the availability of instruments and equipment owned by private
observatories in Indonesia is very supportive for other observation
activities, namely variable star photometry. It's just that according to
the managers of several observatories it has not been able to optimize
the existing equipment for variable star photometric research because
there are several constraint factors, including the lack of ability to
optimize existing instruments for variable star research, also the lack
of knowledge that can help explain good variable stars in theory and
observation.
Observation of star variables themselves have focused on variable stars
with short periods where short periods of time do not require large
enough memory and are not complicated in processing. The
photometric technique used was differential photometry. While the
processing itself used software that was commonly available to
astronomers and private observatories in Indonesia including IRIS
devices, Stellarium Software and digiCamControl software. The
technique of retrieving data and the results of data processing in this
thesis is expected to be a reference for enriching the treasure of
research in private observatories in Indonesia. |
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