IR

This information was originally published as a series of reports by AAVSO observer Doug West in 2003, outlining his experiments and calibrations of the Optec SSP-4 infrared photometer

• Report 1 (Initial testing)
• Report 2 (SNR testing)
• Report 3 (Transformation)
• Report 4 (Observations)

SSP-4 Photometer Observation Report and Analysis #1

By Doug West
16 May 2003

SSP-4 Targets and Comparison Stars

Table 1 - SSP-4 Target List

What is Infrared Photometry?

Infrared astronomy is an exciting new area of observation and study for the amateur astronomer, and there is huge potential for amateur astronomers to break new ground and contribute important observations to this exciting field of research.