Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Astronomy, no. 56, p. 41-44 (2017)
Software and hardware complex for observation of star occultations by asteroids
V.Karbovsky, engineer
V.Kleshchonok, Ph. D.
M. Buromsky, engineer
Astronomical Observatory of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv
Abstract
The preparation to the program for observation of star occultations by asteroids on the AZT-2 telescope was started in 2016. A new method for registration of occultation with a CCD camera in the synchronous transfer mode was proposed and developed. The special program was written to control the CCD camera and record images during such observations. The speed of image transfer can vary within wide limits, which makes it possible to carry out observations in a wide range of stellar magnitudes. The telescope AZT-2 is used, which has the largest mirror diameter in Kiev (D = 0.7 m. F = 10.5 m). A 3-fold optical reducer was produced, which providing a field of view with a CCD camera Apogee Alta U47 10 arcminutes and the equivalent focal length of the telescope 3.2 meters. The results of test observations are presented. The program is implemented jointly by the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Astronomical Observatory of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Regular observations of star occultation by asteroids are planned with the help of this complex.
Key words
Asteroids, star occultation, speed photometry.
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