Astronomical CCD observing and reduction techniquesCCD instrumentation and techniques in observational astronomy are surveyed. The general topics addressed include: history of large array scientific CCD imagers; noise sources and reduction processes; basic photometry techniques; introduction to differential time-series astronomical photometry using CCDs; 2D imagery; point source spectroscopy; extended object spectrophotometry; introduction to CCD astrometry; solar system applications for CCDs; CCD data; observing with infrared arrays; image processing, data analysis software, and computer systems for CCD data reduction and analysis. (No individual items are abstracted in this volume)
Document ID
19930033428
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
Howell, Steve B. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP Conference Series. Vol. 23)