Photometry - textbook anyone?

pvelez (Pete) · #1 17-05-2010, 12:56 PM

I'm looking for a copy of Brian Warner's book - A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis

Happy to buy, rent or borrow.

I am working on a project for Uni - due in a couple of weeks and it looks like the best (ie cheapest) way to buy it is from the UK or US - which will take 2 weeks to get here.

Pete

renormalised (Carl) · #2 17-05-2010, 01:49 PM

Pete, go here....Fishpond

pvelez (Pete) · #3 17-05-2010, 03:29 PM

Thanks Carl

I am troubled by the 4 - 8 days reference hence the request to members first. If I have no joy, I will go down that path

Pete

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 17-05-2010, 03:44 PM

Hi Peter. Does it have to be that particular text? Would another, Astronomical Photometry by Henden and Kaitchuck or Introduction to Astornomoical Photometry by Budding and Demircan be suitable?

pvelez (Pete) · #5 17-05-2010, 06:29 PM

They might be Paul. At the moment I am wrestling with MPO Canopus and I thought that there would be a fair degree of overlap as Brian Warner wrote and supports that program.

I have AIP4Win and the associated text so I have the general idea of photometry. I've also read (and part digested) relevant sections of the manuals for MPO Canopus. I guess I'm looking for some basic insights to ensure I'm not heading off at a tangent.

Pete

[1ponders] (Paul) · #6 17-05-2010, 06:45 PM

I have a copy of both and if they are of any use to you, you are welcome to borrow them for your studies. I also have a copy of Observational Astronomy (Cambridge Press) and there are a number of good chapters in there on photometry.

renormalised (Carl) · #7 21-05-2010, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvelez

Thanks Carl

I am troubled by the 4 - 8 days reference hence the request to members first. If I have no joy, I will go down that path

Pete

Fishpond are usually very prompt in getting your book to you...anywhere from 6-10 days is pretty usual.

renormalised (Carl) · #8 21-05-2010, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvelez

They might be Paul. At the moment I am wrestling with MPO Canopus and I thought that there would be a fair degree of overlap as Brian Warner wrote and supports that program.

I have AIP4Win and the associated text so I have the general idea of photometry. I've also read (and part digested) relevant sections of the manuals for MPO Canopus. I guess I'm looking for some basic insights to ensure I'm not heading off at a tangent.

Pete

Nice bit of software