AAVSO Instrumentation and Equipment Section

Leader: Richard Berry (BYY)   contact

Resource Persons: Bob Massey, Arne Henden, Gary Walker, and George Silvis

Interested in joining this section? Click here for instructions.

Watch the Instrumentation and Equipment Section webinars:

• "Tools of the Trade" (recorded September 19, 2020)
• "Focus on CMOS Cameras" (recorded September 26, 2020)

Welcome to the Instrumentation and Equipment Section. This section operates in coordination with the Forum of the same name. Working astronomers both amateur and professional recognize that the science of astronomy depends intimately on the instruments (photometers, spectroscopes, etc.) and equipment (telescopes, mounts, and gadgetry) that we use in observing the heavens. We all depend on these things, and this is the central locus for talking about them. This section is devoted to learning about, using, and inventing both instruments and equipment. Feel free to jump in with questions, comments, and reports on projects you are working on.