Automated Extraction of Photometric Data: A Demonstration Project Using maximdl on CV Images (Abstract)

Volume 35 number 1 (2007)

Jerry Horne

Abstract

(Abstract only) The intrinsic photometric functions and scripting capability of the image processing software maximdl are used to automate the extraction of photometric data from images of cataclysmic variable stars using standard AAVSO comparison stars. The resulting photometric data are then formatted for inclusion in the AAVSO variable star database. This automated technique is compared with manual data extraction methods and other photometric software.