An Introduction to Astronomical Photometry

Edwin Budding

ISBN 10: 0521418674 / ISBN 13: 9780521418676

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993, 1993

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Fine in Hardcover. 272pp 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Astronomical Photometry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521418674
• ISBN 13: 9780521418676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Astronomy

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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.