Astronomical Photometry and the Legacy of Arne Henden (Abstract)

Volume 43 number 1 (2015)

Michael Joner

Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, N488 ESC, Provo, UT 84602; xxcygni@gmail.com

Abstract

(Abstract only) Arne Henden has helped provide a valuable resource to the photometric community with the publication of the 1982 book Astronomical Photometry. I will present a brief review of the topics covered in this handbook and recount some of the many times that it has been useful to myself and my students for answering a wide variety of questions dealing with the acquisition and reduction of photometric observations.