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Testimonials
"This is a terrific program!" – G.F, CA
"I'm very happy with Canopus! After struggling through a couple of asteroid
photometry analyses using another program and spreadsheet, the automated features in
Canopus make it a dream, and I've been able to share/merge light curve data with a couple
of other observers." – B.B, CA
"I'm very impressed with the ability of Canopus to make astrometric
measurements with just a few mouse clicks. The semi-automatic and automatic alignment
methods work perfectly well with my images, the results are always reliable. To get
started was a snap thanks to the well-written Users Guide and the PDF-documents. Great
software indeed." – W.W., Germany
"The automatic features in the Lightcurve Wizard are just amazing time savers.
I continue to be impressed with the quality and sophistication of this software
suite." - J.B., CA
About MPO Canopus
MPO Canopus is a full-featured astrometry and photometry program capable of providing
high accuracy results in both fields.
With just one program you can process and measure your
images, do photometric transforms, generate lightcurves, analyze periods and times of
minimum, look for new asteroids or new variables, and much more.
More than 2500 astrometric positions have been submitted by Florissant/Palmer Divide
Observatory to the Minor Planet Center using Canopus. Thousands more observations have
been sent in by satisfied Canopus users around the world.
Canopus is rapidly gaining a reputation for its unique concentration on asteroid and
variable star lightcurve work. Special features built into Canopus make measuring images
and analyzing lightcurve characteristics simple and easy. In just a few minutes, you can
setup, measure 150-200 images, and start analyzing the lightcurve data. You can easily
combine data from several nights and even different observers. Canopus has been used at
the Palmer Divide Observatory to generate and publish almost 200 asteroid lightcurves and
more than 400 total by users in North America, Europe, South America, Japan, and
Australia.
Canopus was the first to incorporate Alan Harris'
industry standard Fourier analysis algorithm for period determination in a program for
general use by the amateur community.
It has been used by observers world wide to publish almost 1000 lightcurves in juried
publications and discover more than a dozen binary asteroids. There
is no substitute for a proven record of success!
PhotoRed (Photometric Reductions)
PhotoRed is a utility within MPO Canopus that that makes reducing Canopus data
to standard magnitudes quick and easy. PhotoRed determines the nightly extinction,
transforms, and zero points using your images of standard fields. Once you have those
values, you import the Canopus data into PhotoRed, convert the magnitudes to standard
values, and export the data back for Canopus to use.
PhotoRed includes provisions to convert Clear (unfiltered) observations to standard V,
assuming you have at least some images in V of the target and a reference field. Higher
accuracy can be achieved by having additional images in B or R.
Pricing
DVD – $65. Includes expanded MPOSC3 with ~300M stars, UCAC2
catalog, and sample images. The UCAC3 DVD from the USNO is included at no additional
charge, while supplies last.
Price includes non-refundable shipping/handling fee for orders to North
America. Orders are sent Priority (U.S.) or First Class (North America). Add
$10 per order (non-refundable) for Air Mail elsewhere. (1 pound limit. Additional charges
may apply for heavier shipments).
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