9780521418676: Introduction to Astronomical Photometry
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521418674 ISBN 13: 9780521418676
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This advanced textbook, for graduate students in observational astronomy, describes the methods used to measure the radiated flux from stars. It starts with an overview, followed by definition of the main terms encountered in the subject. This is followed by a description of the fundamental physical theory of the measurement of radiative flux. Wide ranging problems in astronomical photometry are then approached. The central chapters deal with photometer design, data handling techniques, and the generation of light curves. Many applications of photometry are then described. Users of this textbook will be able to develop an interest in the practicalities of obtaining data of good quality from photometry. The book will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers engaged in variable star observations and the measurement of stellar luminosity.

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Book Description

This advanced textbook, for graduate students in observational astronomy, describes the methods used to measure the radiated flux from stars. It starts with an overview, followed by definition of the main terms encountered in the subject. This is followed by a description of the fundamental physical theory of the measurement of radiative flux. Wide ranging problems in astronomical photometry are then approached. The central chapters deal with photometer design, data handling techniques, and the generation of light curves. Many applications of photometry are then described. Users of this textbook will be able to develop an interest in the practicalities of obtaining data of good quality from photometry. The book will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers engaged in variable star observations and the measurement of stellar luminosity.

About the Author

Edwin Budding is a Research Fellow at the Carter Observatory, New Zealand, and a Visiting Professor at the Çanakkale University, Turkey.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521418674
ISBN 13 
9780521418676
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
286

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