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Transformation coefficients (with weights): V,Ic measurements

Observed: 7 Jan 2005, 5, 6, 12, 15 Sept 2007

Michel Bonnardeau
27 Sept 2007

Abstract

The transformation coefficients for my telescope and camera and V,Ic filters are measured and computed from weighted averages and weighted standard deviations.

Introduction

For an introduction to transformation equations and coefficients for differential photometry, see HERE.

The transformation coefficients for my telescope and camera and V,Ic filters are derived by multiple observations of Landolt's fields (1992, VizieR II/183A), spanning over several nights. The stability of these coefficients can then be assessed.

Observations

Run Session Field Nb of
stars
V-Ic
range
Tvi
TIv
Ti
value error value error value error
0 20050107 L95 14 2.094 0.971 0.042 -0.011 0.018 0.020 0.021
1 20070905 L110 North 8 1.973 0.970 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.015 0.003
2 20070905 L110 South 9 2.147 0.983 0.009 0.004 0.008 0.006 0.001
3 20070906 L110 North 8 1.973 0.961 0.001 -0.001 0.003 0.018 0.002
4 20070906 L110 South 9 2.154 0.985 0.003 -0.002 0.005 0.004 0.002
5 20070912 L110 North 8 1.973 0.977 0.001 0.014 0.003 0.017 0.003
6 20070912 L113 7 0.591 0.862 0.021 -0.080 0.045 0.110 0.002
7 20070912 L95 8 1.168 1.021 0.061 0.003 0.013 -0.021 0.041
8 20070915 L110 North 6 0.830 0.931 0.035 0.042 0.022 0.131 0.017
There are 3 subfields for the run 0.

The transformed V,I magnitudes of the star being studied are computed the following way:

V = v + TIv*Tvi*((v-i)-(Vo-Io))
I = V - [(Vo-Io) + Tvi*((v-i)-(Vo-Io))]

or

I=i + Ti*Tvi*((v-i)-(Vo-Io))
V = I+ (Vo-Io) + Tvi*((v-i)-(Vo-Io))

where Vo,Io are the magnitudes of the comparison star and v,i the observed magnitudes of the star being studied. The only coefficients that are useful for the transformations are then Tvi, TIv*Tvi, Ti*Tvi:







The coefficients are fairly stable; the most discrepant measurements are for runs 6 and 8 that have the smallest V-I range. The adopted values and uncertainties are the weighted average values and the weighted standard deviations:


(N the number of observations, deltaTi the uncertainty/error on observation i)

Tvi = 0.970 +/- 0.008
TIv*Tvi = 0.003 +/- 0.007
Ti*Tvi = 0.019 +/- 0.018

Technical notes

Telescope and camera configuration.

Computer and software configuration.



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