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My First Astronomy Publication using a "Smart" Telescope

Equipment Supernova Variable Stars Research
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B9 Dim Light Chaser avatar
B9 Dim Light Chaser avatar
Although "smart" telescopes have been notoriously criticized by many, as an astrophotography beginner with one year of experience, I love them.  In this work, I present one-year light curves of this supernova using Vespera I (a typical smart telescope) and, importantly, discuss the limitations posed by the current one-shot color sensor design, which is frequently used in most "smart" telescopes.

Full publication link: https://oejv.physics.muni.cz/issues/oejv_0252.pdf



In the late of May 2024, I summerized the data by my Vespera I, which was collected under the Bortle class 9 sky (Tokyo, Japan) and submitted the result.  After one month revision, I published this work in Open European Journal on Variable Stars on July 10 2024.
Philip Bartlett avatar
Philip Bartlett avatar
Well done!  The lines between professional and amateur astronomy are indeed becoming blurred.
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B9 Dim Light Chaser avatar
B9 Dim Light Chaser avatar
Philip Bartlett:
Well done!  The lines between professional and amateur astronomy are indeed becoming blurred.

Thank you for your comments!  As you mentioned, indeed, a robotic telescope do reduce the boundary, and it is expected to be further mixed when those smart telescope has a very high sampling.
John Hayes avatar
John Hayes avatar
B9 Dim Light Chaser:
Although "smart" telescopes have been notoriously criticized by many, as an astrophotography beginner with one year of experience, I love them.  In this work, I present one-year light curves of this supernova using Vespera I (a typical smart telescope) and, importantly, discuss the limitations posed by the current one-shot color sensor design, which is frequently used in most "smart" telescopes.

Full publication link: https://oejv.physics.muni.cz/issues/oejv_0252.pdf



In the late of May 2024, I summerized the data by my Vespera I, which was collected under the Bortle class 9 sky (Tokyo, Japan) and submitted the result.  After one month revision, I published this work in Open European Journal on Variable Stars on July 10 2024.

That looks like some very nice work!  Well done.

John
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