Seminar Abstract
April 9, 2003:
"Creation of Asteroid Light Curves Using CCD Photometry"
Michael Olson
Department of Physics
North Dakota State University
Obtaining light curves of asteroids proves to be challenging
research that involves a mastery of astronomical image processing. Dr.
Walter Worman and I focus our asteroid research on main belt asteroids. CCD
images are taken of these asteroids at the Regional Science Center's
Buffalo River Site, which holds a computer controlled 16" Cassegrain
telescope used for this research. I will discuss how to obtain light
curves for asteroids, and in particular I will focus on a recently
completed light curve of the asteroid 1248 Jugurtha.
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