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Autostar Image Processing Part 1

Autostar IP instructions

Autostar Image Processing Part 2

Autostar IP Instructions

Autostar Image Processing Part 3

Autostar IP instructions

Autostar Image Processing Part 4

Autostar IP instructions

Selecting an Aperture Radius for Astronomical Photometry

Choose an aperture radius that maximizes photometric accuracy and SNR.

Planning Exoplanet Transit Observations with TOPCAT

Use TOPCAT and the NASA Exoplanet Archive to identify promising exoplanet transit targets and predict their observing times.

Cook Dome 16-Inch Telescope Checklists

Start, operate, and shut down the Cook Dome telescope safely.

Viewing Galaxies in TOPCAT

Browse galaxies in TOPCAT using TAP queries and sky plots.

Viewing RR Lyrae Spectra in TOPCAT

Browse RR Lyrae spectra in TOPCAT using Gaia data.

Constructing an H-R Diagram in TOPCAT

Create an H-R diagram and explore stellar spectra with Gaia DR3.