CCD Observing Manual

7.0 More Information & Administrivia

7.1 Discussion Groups

In 2003 a discussion group was created dedicated to variable star photometry. The archives are a rich source of material. If you have questions, whether introductory or advanced, consider posting them to this list. The membership are eager to help and the answer to your question will be archived for future new CCD observers. Sign up here.

Other Discussion Groups

• AAVSO Discussion Group
• AAVSO High Energy Discussion Group
• Yahoo Groups Photometry & Astrometry Discussion Group

7.2 Links

• AAVSO CCD Committee
• MP3s and PowerPoint presentation of CCD Workshop at 90th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO
• AIP4Win Software Updates
• Dr Bill's Photometry Textbook: Free PDF download
• Starizona's Guide to CCD Imaging
• Bruce Gary's CCD Observing Tips

7.3 Publications & Papers

AAVSO Publications Covering CCDs

• JAAVSO: Journal of the AAVSO
• Volume 20, Number 2: Special Edition Focused on CCD Technology (1991)
• CCD Views

Sky & Telescope magazine used to publish a magazine called "CCD Astronomy" in the 1990's. You can order back issues through their web site.

CCD Papers from JAAVSO 1980-2000

• Asteroid Observations with CCDs {S. J. Ratcliff}  21.6
• Calibration of Hipparcos Long-Period Variable Star Fields for Multi-CCD Data Reduction and Photometry Using MIRA (Abs.) {M. V. Newberry}  22.46
• CCD Data Reduction (Abs.) {S. B. Howell}  21.3
• CCD Imaging of Galaxies and Nebulae (Abs.) {R. W. Pogge}  21.11
• CCD Light Curves of Young, Low Mass Stars (Abs.) {J. Stauffer et al.}  21.14
• CCD Observations of Short-Period Variables at Middlebury College {S. J. Ratcliff, J. M. Collins}  21.16
• CCD Observations of Variable Stars (Abs.) {G. Emerson}  21.22
• CCD Photometry and Astrometry at Colgate University (Abs.) {T. J. Balonek}  21.14
• CCD Photometry at Wellesley College (Abs.) {P. J. Benson}  21.20
• CCD Photometry at Wesleyan University (Abs.) {W. Herbst et al.}  21.20
• CCD Photometry in the Context of the AAVSO Observing Program (Abs.) {J. A. Mattei}  21.13
• CCD Photometry of IV Geminorum {D. Gelch, P. J. Benson}  22.73
• CCD Photometry of the RR Lyrae Star AH Camelopardalis (Abs.) {H. A. Smith et al.}  21.64
• CCD Photometry of the RR Lyrae Star SS Leonis {A. L. Anderson et al.}  20.28
• CCD Photometry of SN 1974G from Photographic Plates Using a Kodak DCS200 Camera {V. Burkholder}  23.127
• CCD Photometry of Variable Stars in a Sophomore-Level Astronomy Laboratory {H. A. Smith}  22.35
• CCD Photometry Results on Some Hipparcos Stars {G. Walker}  23.1
• CCD Principles of Operation (Abs.) {W. Schempp}  21.2
• CCD Spectroscopy (Abs.) {R. M. Wagner}  21.12
• CCD System Issues (Abs.) {E. R. Craine}  21.2
• CCD Visual Estimates from the Starlight Xpress System (Abs.) {R. E. Royer, D. M. Phelps}  24.64
• CCDs in an Educational Environment {P. J. Benson}  20.150
• Color CCD Observations {S. B. Howell et al.}  22.2
• Differential Photometry and Light Curves (Abs.) {S. B. Howell}  21.11
• Digital Imaging in the Introductory Astronomy Course {L. A. Marschall, M. B. Hayden}  22.39
• Exposure Nomographs {R. E. Zissell}  24.26
• Flat-Fielding for CCDs in AAVSO Observations, I {G. P. Emerson, S. J. Little}  27.49
• ICC CCD Camera Project: Motivation, Design and Status {E. VanMatre}  22.22
• The Indiana Automated CCD Photometric Telescope: Software and Performance (Abs.) {R. K. Honeycutt et al.}  21.2
• An Innovative Telescope Design for CCD Photometry {J. E. F. Baruch}  19.90
• Introduction {J. A. Mattei}  21.1
• Introduction to the First AAVSO CCD Workshop {J. A. Mattei}  20.129
• Introduction to Time-Series Photometry Using Charge-Coupled Devices {S. B. Howell}  20.134
• The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium's CCD Supernova Monitoring Project {W. Herbst et al.}  21.48
• Laser Guide Star Imaged with a SpectraSource Lynxx CCD (Abs.) {J. W. Briggs}  21.21
• Major Features of the CCD Photometry Software Data Acquisition Package and Reduction Package Distributed by Optec, Inc. {J. Dickinson}  22.154
• The Micro Observatory (Abs.) {P. S. Leiker}  23.81
• Obtaining Successful CCD Light Curves of Faint Cataclysmic Variables {P. Szkody}  22.29
• Optimal Observatory Setup for CCD Photometric Observations of Extragalactic Supernovae (Abs.) {M. E. Motta}  27.82
• Performance of Commercial CCD Cameras When Coupled to Small Telescopes (3–12 Inch) {G. Walker}  22.12
• Photometric Planetary Search (Abs.) {E. R. Craine}  21.12
• Photometry with Charge-Coupled Devices: Characteristics and Applications {G. H. East}  20.130
• A Program of Remote Use of a CCD-Equipped Professional-Grade Telescope by Students (Abs.) {C. Pennypacker}  22.46
• A Quickbasic Program for Doing Filter Transformation Coefficients for CCD Observers (Abs.) {G. Emerson, R. Demara}  27.81
• Real-World CCD Imaging with Small Telescopes (Abs.) {T. J. Balonek}  21.3
• A Review of Mass Storage Systems for CCD Imaging (Abs.) {J. R. Engel, E. R. Craine}  21.13
• Searching for Novae: CCD Imagery or Photography? {W. Liller}  27.44
• Shutter Mapping Correction for Short CCD Exposures {Ronald E. Zissell} 28.149
• The Sky Over Crystal Lake {G. S. Mumford}  20.157
• Student Projects with CCDs {P. J. Benson}  21.4
• Supernovae and CCDs (Abs.) {W. Herbst}  21.11
• Techniques for CCD Photometry of Superhumps During Superoutbursts of Dwarf Novae (Abs.) {G. Walker}  25.42
• Understanding the Signal-to-Noise Ratio: A Key to Better CCD Photometry (Abs.) {M. V. Newberry}  22.46
• Using the Lynxx CCD Camera on a Small Telescope for Variable Star Observing {G. P. Emerson, S. J. Little}  20.154
• Variable Star Astronomy with a CCD Wide-Angle Lens System {S. P. Cook}  24.122
• Variable Star CCD Light Curves and New Periods (Abs.) {P. J. Benson et al.}  22.87