Introduction to Astronomical Photometry (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers) by Edwin Budding

by Edwin Budding

This advanced textbook, for graduate students in observational astronomy, describes the methods used to measure the radiated flux from stars. It starts with an overview, followed by definition of the main terms encountered in the subject. This is followed by a description of the fundamental physical theory of the measurement of radiative flux. Wide ranging problems in astronomical photometry are then approached. The central chapters deal with photometer design, data handling techniques, and the generation of light curves. Many applications of photometry are then described. Users of this textbook will be able to develop an interest in the practicalities of obtaining data of good quality from photometry. The book will appeal to amateur and professional astronomers engaged in variable star observations and the measurement of stellar luminosity.

Hardcover

First published September 24, 1993