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What's New
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Computing the Sky Background
December 20, 2006 |
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How a program computes the sky background is
critical to the reliability and repeatability of photometry measurements. Read how Canopus (and all MPO programs) handle
this problem. |
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New BRT*.ZIP
and FAVYEARS.ZIP files
December 20, 2006 |
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The BRT*.ZIP files contain the five brightest
apparitions for all numbered asteroids (1 - 145,705) from 1950 through 2050. The
FAVYEARS.ZIP file breaks the same information by year. |
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9.2.2.0 Update for all MPO Software
December 18, 2006 |
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This is an incremental update of all MPO
programs: MPO Canopus/PhotoRed, SBScripter 5/6, MPO Connections, and MPO 2007 Asteroid
Viewing Guide. This update includes the corrected OPPSCYR.FF2 file for MPO 2007 users. Click here for update details. |
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Making Plots for the Minor Planet Bulletin
October 24, 2006 |
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Tips for making Canopus plots better suited
for MPB papers. Revised to fit new MPB guidelines. |
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2007 DSO Appulses
2007 Bright Star Appulses
October 3, 2006 |
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Annual listings of close approaches by
asteroids to deep-sky objects and bright stars from the PPM catalog. |
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Special Edition of MPO Canopus ships with SBIG
ST-402ME Photometry Package. June 1, 2006
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Starting June 1, SBIG is including, at no
extra charge, a special edition of MPO Canopus with the new purchase of the photometric
package of the ST-402ME.
The special version of Canopus is also available to those new purchases of other cameras.
A certificate included with the camera allows the buyer to receive a free copy of the
special version of MPO Canopus at no additional charge (redeemed through SBIG).
SBIG is now providing a special package of the ST-402ME that includes BVI+C filters. This
makes a great "beginner's kit" for those on a budget wanting to do science with
their telescopes and a CCD camera.
The ST-402 was featured in a paper in the proceedings of the recent Society for
Astronomical Sciences annual Symposium (http://www.SocAstroSci.org)
where two of them were used with a modified flip-mirror attachment to create a
"dual-channel photometer" that could observe a single target in two colors at
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same time.
For more information about this special offer, visit the SBIG site at
http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/whatshot.htm |
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StarBGone!
Tutorial
May 4, 2006 |
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A quick lesson on using this new feature that
subtracts selected stars from images. A great tool for those doing asteroid lightcurves. |
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PowerPoint98
presentation for Big Bear PhotoRed workshop on-line (April 30, 2006) |
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This is the PowerPoint presentation that will
be used at the Photometry workshop. Several pages contain formulae and outlines that may
be helpful to print-out for future reference. |
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Measuring Double Stars
Feb. 27, 2006 |
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A even newer "Hints and Tips" entry that shows
off the new features for double star observers. |
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A
Practical Guide for Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis – Release Update
Feb. 27, 2006 |
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The second edition of A Practical Guide for Lightcurve Photometry and
Analysis can now be ordered on-line Amazon or
directly from Springer.
Amazon expects to ship in the first two weeks of March |
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Adding Data to the UserStar Catalog
Jan. 22, 2006 |
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A new "Hints and Tips" entry. |
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