Stellar CCD Photometry: New Approach Principles and Application |
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Authors: | A El-Bassuny Alawy |
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Institution: | (1) Astronomy Dept., National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | A new approach is proposed and developed to handle pre-processed CCD frames in order to identify stellar images and derive
their relevant parameters. The present method relies on: 1) identifying stellar images and assigning approximate positions
of their centres using artificial intelligence techniques, 2) accurate determination of the centre coordinates applying an
elementary statistical concept and 3) estimating the image peak intensity as a stellar magnitude measure employing a simple
numerical analysis approach. The method has been coded for personal computer users. A CCD frame of the star cluster M67 was
adopted as a test case. The results obtained are discussed in comparison with the DAOPHOTII ones and the corresponding published
data. Exact coincidence has been found between both results except very few cases. These exceptions have been discussed in
view of both methods' bases and the cluster plates. It has been realized that the method suggested exhibits very simple, extremely
fast and high precise approach in stellar CCD photometry domain. Moreover, it is more capable for handling blended and distorted
stellar images than the DAOPHOTII. These characteristics show the usefulness of the present method in some astronomical applications
such as auto-focusing and auto-guiding sensing approaches beside the main purpose, viz. stellar photometry.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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