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Observing Exoplanet Transits With Digital SLR Cameras

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Colin Littlefield

Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556; clittlef@nd.edu [3]

Received April 6, 1020; revised June 4, 2010, accepted June 4, 2010

Abstract

Using a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, I observed a transit of exoplanet HD 189733 in order to determine the feasibility of using these types of cameras for high-precision photometry. The results were scientifically useful, showing that even though the camera is not explicitly designed for scientific applications, it can nevertheless produce high-quality differential photometry.

Link to article on ADS [4]