|
CCD IMAGING COURSE (FRONTEIRA, JUNE 2007) Conducted by Pedro Ré, António Peres Gomes, Rui Gonçalves and Paulo Casquinha. Organized by the Portuguese Amateur Astronomer's Association (APAA). 9/10 June, 16/17 June, 23/24 June 2007. CCD Imaging Course (PDF) Observatory Observatory Observatory (Google Earth Image) Observatory (Google Earth Image) CCD Imaging Course (Group Photo, 20070616) CCD Imaging Course (Names of participants) CCD Imaging Course (Presentations, 20070616) Blue Print (Observatory) Instruments (Paramount ME, C14, Takahashi TOA150, SBIG ST-10XME) FIRST LIGHT (M13, TOA150 F/7.33, ST-10XME, 30s) CCD image of M13 (TOA 150) CCD image of M27 (TOA 150) C/2006 VZ13 (20070624) CCD image of IC1396 (TOA 150) CCD image of M16 (TOA 150) CCD image of M92 (TOA 150) CCD image of M101 (TOA 150) Observing the sun in H-alpha Imaging the Sun Imaging the Sun Certificate (CCD Imaging Course) (PDF) Newspaper article (A Ponte, June 2007) (PDF) Cooperation protocol between the Muncipality of Fronteira and APAA (PDF) Signing the protocol Signing the protocol CCD IMAGING
COURSE Programme Observatório da Ribeira Grande (Câmara Municipal de Fronteira) 1.
Basic CCD imaging •
CCD cameras (fundamentals) •
Imaging sessions (acquiring
images) •
Hardware •
Focusing •
Pratical imaging •
Guided exposures 2.
Basic Image Processing •
Image reduction
(calibration) •
Image processing
fundamentals •
Image processing software 3.
Hands-on Pratical Imaging
Sessions •
Imaging the Sun •
Imaging the Moon •
Imaging the Planets •
Imaging the Deep-Sky •
Imaging Exoplanets,
Supernovae, Comets Projects TPoint Models (Paramount ME +
RCOS 20”) Pratical imaging (Sun, Moon,
Planets and Deep-Sky) Image processing (Solar system
objects) Image processing (Deep-Sky, H-alpha
and LRGB) Exoplanets Photometry of SN (...) Powerpoint Presentations 1.
Introduction 2.
CCD Cameras 3.
Paramount ME 4.
Collimation 5.
Focusing 6.
Practical Imaging 7.
Calibration 8.
Calibration_flats 9.
Calibration_noise 10.
Imaging the Sun (1) 11.
Imaging the Sun (2) 12.
Imaging the Moon 13.
Imaging the Planets 14.
Imaging Comets 15.
Imaging the Deep-Sky (1) 16.
Imaging the Deep-Sky (2) 17.
Imaging the Deep-Sky (3) 18.
H-alpha Imaging 19.
Exoplanets 20.
Supernovae 21.
Digital Eclipse |