DSLR Photometry

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At present there are two AAVSO CHOICE Photometry courses, one for monochrome CCD/CMOS cameras and one which describes how to use VPhot for photometry. These courses require daily commitments of time from each student to complete successfully. This includes time taking and processing images as well as participation in discussion questions on the forum. Students will be asked to share their results with the instructor and with other students.

Thanks to a fantastic volunteer effort by Mark Blackford, the DSLR Observing Manual has been revised and improved.

To read more about it and download a copy (free-of-charge) please click here:

DSLR Observing Manual - Version 1.4

Be sure also to take a look at Mark's Photometry Software Calibration and Photometry Tutorials available on the website for the first time.

Thank you Mark!

A Greek translation of The AAVSO DSLR Observing Manual is now available for download.

Many thanks to Mr. Stelios Kleidis for his tremendous volunteer effort in creating this excellent translation.

The AAVSO has two new observing manuals for our instrumental observers: the recently released AAVSO DSLR Observing Manual, and the newly-published AAVSO Guide to CCD Photometry.