[Aavso-photometry] Are there good internet plans for light boxs?

Richard Huziak huziak at sedsystems.ca
Fri Oct 5 12:29:28 EDT 2007


Thanks guys!  Much appreciated.  We'll run with this!

rick

Tom Krajci wrote:
>> From: Richard Huziak <huziak at sedsystems.ca>
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>> I'm mentoring a newbie and he is asking about plans to build a light box
>> for photometry flats.  Is there a good site with a summary of the
>> discussion that have gone on on this discussion group maybe.  I'm not a
>> light box type of guy.  I use a projector screen with diffused spots,
>> but I don't think this would work for him.
>>     
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> This book has plans:  http://www.willbell.com/aip/index.htm
> mine was made with foam core board...very light.
>
> There are pros/cons to using incandescent versus LED lights...with regard to
> spectral content of the light.
>
> http://www.ghg.net/cshaw/flat.htm
> http://www.astrodon.com/oldsite/LearningCurve.html (scroll down a bit)
> http://www.gregpyros.com/html/light_box.html
> ...this should get the basic idea across.
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