DSLR Photometry

AAVSO Photometry CHOICE Courses

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At present there are two AAVSO CHOICE Photometry courses, one for monochrome CCD/CMOS cameras and one which describes how to use VPhot for photometry. These courses require daily commitments of time from each student to complete successfully. This includes time taking and processing images as well as participation in discussion questions on the forum. Students will be asked to share their results with the instructor and with other students.

DSLR Observing Manual in Polish

The AAVSO DSLR Observing Manual is now available in Polish!

Thanks to an excellent volunteer effort by Ewa Stokłosa and Ryszard Biernikowicz with editing help from Krzysztof Kida, we now have a beautiful translation of the DSLR Manual into Polish. We hope that our Polish-speaking members and observers will find this manual helpful and will share it with their colleagues.

To download a copy (free-of-charge), please visit the DSLR Observing Manual webpage.

DSLR Observing Manual in French

The AAVSO DSLR Observing Manual is now available in French!

Many thanks once again to Bernard Candela for all the hard work he put into producing this translation. We hope that our French-speaking members and observers will find this manual helpful and will share it with their colleagues.

To download a copy (free-of-charge), please visit the DSLR Observing Manual webpage.

In addition to English, this Manual is also available in Greek and Spanish.

DSLR Observing Manual - Version 1.4

Thanks to a fantastic volunteer effort by Mark Blackford, the DSLR Observing Manual has been revised and improved.

To read more about it and download a copy (free-of-charge) please click here:

DSLR Observing Manual - Version 1.4

Be sure also to take a look at Mark's Photometry Software Calibration and Photometry Tutorials available on the website for the first time.

Thank you Mark!