BVRI Filter Standardization of DOAO 1m Telescope

  • Ahn, Hojae (Department of Astronomy & Space Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Pak, Soojong (Department of Astronomy & Space Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kang, Wonseok (National Youth Space Center) ;
  • Kim, Taewoo (National Youth Space Center)
  • Published : 2017.04.10

Abstract

National Youth Space Center has recently founded the Deokheung Optical Astronomy Observatory (DOAO) 1m Telescope, which accepts community observing applications since 2016. Standardization and calibration of the new observing facility are essential for astronomical research. In this poster, we present standardization processes and preliminary results for photometry of the Johnson-Cousins BVRI filter system. We selected sample data from a night in stable weather condition. After bias, dark, and flat corrections and photometry using ccdred and daophot package of IRAF, we derived standardized band pass parameters including color terms. The corrected photometry results of the BVRI filter system show reduced deviations from the standard magnitudes in the literature. In addition, we calculated atmospheric extinction coefficients and limiting magnitudes of the telescope system. We plan to extend these standardizing processes to flux calibration of narrow band filters, e.g. $H{\alpha}$ filter.

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