Any variable star observers group in Singapore?
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:02 pm
Recently discovered the fun of observing variable stars. Came to know so many types of variable stars and every category have easily accessible targets even if you don't have a telescope but a camera -- and even if you cannot avoid the ubiquitous high level of light pollution on the island. The whole imaging setup can be very portable -- if, like my case, it does not require precise star tracking or long exposures.
I have started measuring the brightness of a select group of interesting objects and built an image processing chain of free software for photometry. And I am trying to use any clear night for making the measurement. It is fun and rewarding when you report to AAVSO and see your measurement in the light curve plot in the international database that is open to both professional astrophysics and amateurs.
I guess there are others sharing the same interest on the island. But my search on the internet could not yield any result. Maybe it is because I used the wrong keywords, or, these groups are private/closed?
I have started measuring the brightness of a select group of interesting objects and built an image processing chain of free software for photometry. And I am trying to use any clear night for making the measurement. It is fun and rewarding when you report to AAVSO and see your measurement in the light curve plot in the international database that is open to both professional astrophysics and amateurs.
I guess there are others sharing the same interest on the island. But my search on the internet could not yield any result. Maybe it is because I used the wrong keywords, or, these groups are private/closed?