A microcomputer-controlled photometer

Details A microcomputer-controlled photometer A microcomputer-controlled photometer

Aug 1982

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, vol. 94, Aug. 1982, p. 729-732. Research supported by the Research Corp.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Microcomputers, Numerical Control, Photometers, Computer Systems Programs, Hardware, Reflecting Telescopes

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The equipment of the Capilla Peak Observatory includes a 61-cm reflecting telescope and a photon-counting photometer designed for automated operation. To make the most effective use of a telescope for maximum scientific return requires flexible, intelligent operation. The obvious answer is computer control of the equipment. A description is presented of a microcomputer-controlled photometer. A microcomputer can do real-time data reduction while controlling a photometer's operation. This capability allows the observer to make informed decisions in the observing procedure while at the telescope. The computerized photometry greatly simplifies the postobservation data reduction because the data are already in a computer-readable form.

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