YSOs as Photometric Targets (Abstract)

Volume 41 number 1 (2013)

Arne A. Henden

AAVSO, 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138; arne@aavso.org

Abstract

(Abstract only) Young stellar object research is an active and growing field within astronomy, and YSOs are targets for both optical photometry and multiwavelength studies from ground and space. They vary due to a number of different physical processes; they are also often red objects in dust-rich environments, making their spectra complex. Understanding of their optical variations requires calibrated photometry in standardized filters. In this short talk, we cover the most straightforward ways to perform observations of these objects that yield scientifically useful data.