2010 programme

Sat 3rd
14:30-15:00

Online Solutions for Photometry and Astrometry Research

David O'Driscoll

Astronomical Association of Queensland

There are several very good software packages available to allow the reduction of images from CCD for photometric and astrometric analysis. But imagine the convenience of integrating such a solution into a robotic observatory. In this follow up to the earlier session Robotic Research for the Amateur Astronomer, the presenter will discuss this interesting method for working with data.

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David O'Driscoll

David O’Driscoll joined the Astronomical Association of Queensland in 2005 after many years interest in astronomy, including 2 years as a member of the Northern Districts Society of Amateur Astronomers in Sydney in the late 1980’s. As an IT professional for some 25 years, David has naturally gravitated to the world of online, remote astronomy, which allows him to combine his interests in astronomy with his IT skills. In recent years he has been balancing interests in variable star photometry and double star astrometry. While David loves using remote scopes to take images, he acknowledges that none of them will ever win a David Malin award!!