Instrumentation and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes: Proceedings of the 118th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2–6 December 1985

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Research Potential of Small Telescopes....Pages 3-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Detector Developments for Small Telescopes....Pages 19-31
CCD Photometry with Small Telescopes....Pages 33-46
Variable Star Observations with Automatic Telescopes....Pages 47-55
Reproducing the UBV and Cousins (RI) Photometric Systems with a Hamamatsu GA-AS Photomultiplier....Pages 57-59
A Fiber-Optic Three-Channel Photometer for Simultaneous UBVRI Measurements — Improved Design and New Results....Pages 61-64
The Use of Wide Angle Cameras and High Speed Measuring Machines for Generating Programmes for Small Telescopes....Pages 65-67
Use of the University of Toronto Southern Observatory as Support for Large-Telescope and Satellite Programmes....Pages 69-70
TV Scanning Applied for Two Dimensional Photon Counting Imaging....Pages 71-74
Fick Observatory Spectrum Scanners....Pages 75-76
The Instrumentation and Observing Program at Grinnell College’s Grant O. Gale Observatory....Pages 79-79
A Four Star Photometer for Use on Small Telescopes....Pages 81-82
An Automated South Pole Stellar Telescope....Pages 83-84
The Automated Patrol Telescope....Pages 85-86
Automatic Photoelectric Telescopes: Status and Potentials....Pages 87-88
University of Toronto Southern Observatory....Pages 89-90
Construction of a 32cm Cassegrain Photoelectric Telescope....Pages 91-92
A 75cm ALT-AZ Telescope with Short Time Focus Exchanging System....Pages 93-94
A Single-Channel Polarimeter....Pages 95-97
CCD Instrumentation at Capilla Peak Observatory....Pages 99-100
Back Matter....Pages 123-131
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
The Optical System of the Mt John One Metre Telescope....Pages 101-102
Black Birch Astrometric Observatory....Pages 103-103
A New Polarimeter for Stellar Polarisation Measurement....Pages 105-107
A Simultaneous Two Channel Photometric System....Pages 109-110
CCD Camera for the 60cm Telescope at Kagoshima Space Center....Pages 111-112
A Twin Reflecting Astrograph....Pages 113-114
An Optical Fiber Feed for Small Telescopes....Pages 115-116
To Upgrade a Telescope?....Pages 117-118
An Automated Photometer for a One Meter Telescope....Pages 119-120
The Main Features of the 1.56-M Telescope and its Status Quo....Pages 121-122
Back Matter....Pages 123-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Stellar Photometry with Small Telescopes....Pages 135-147
Observational Polarimetry Programs for Small Telescopes....Pages 149-157
Contact Binaries....Pages 159-172
Interacting Binaries: An Excellent Project for Small Telescopes....Pages 173-186
Occultations, Past and Future....Pages 187-198
Occultation Studies with Small Telescopes....Pages 199-211
Asteroids....Pages 213-221
Coordinated Programs for Comet Halley....Pages 223-235
Research Programmes, Productivity, and Usage Statistics for the 0.9m Telescopes at Kitt Peak....Pages 237-239
A Program of New Accurate Photometry for Bright Stars....Pages 241-242
Back Matter....Pages 329-341
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Surface Photometry Surveys of Galaxies with Small Telescopes....Pages 243-245
Desiderata for Nearby-Star Quantities Observable with Small Telescopes....Pages 247-249
Asteroseismology with Small Telescopes....Pages 251-253
Monitoring of Variable Stars on a Long Time-Baseline....Pages 255-256
Study of Bok Globules with Small Telescopes....Pages 257-259
Scanner Observations of Some Close Binary Systems....Pages 261-263
uvby Photometry with a CCD....Pages 267-268
Photographic Monitoring....Pages 269-270
Cometary Astrometry with the Sydney Observatory Astrograph....Pages 271-272
The Empirical Period-Radius Relation for Pulsating Stars: A Synthesis Based on Photometric and Radial Velocity Measurements....Pages 273-274
Starspot Imaging Using VRI Photometry....Pages 275-276
A Search for Features in Early-Type Galaxies....Pages 277-279
The Structure of Globular Clusters....Pages 281-282
Stellar Activity....Pages 283-283
CCD Scanning with a Small Telescope....Pages 285-286
Search for Variable Stars in Globular Clusters....Pages 287-288
EX Hydrae Timing Data....Pages 289-290
Recent Trigonometric Parallaxes from Two Hemispheres....Pages 291-292
The Monash University Observatory: Equipment and Research....Pages 293-294
Long Term Period Behaviour of Contact Binaries....Pages 295-295
Back Matter....Pages 329-341
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Phase-Night Diagram for Periodic Variable Stars....Pages 297-298
Photometry of RZ Ophiuchi - An International Collaboration....Pages 299-300
Times of Minima and Period Changes of Eclipsing Binaries as a Programme for Small Telescopes....Pages 301-302
Photometric Research with a Small Telescope (Bamberg 37-cm. Refractor) at Bosscha Observatory, Indonesia....Pages 303-304
A New B-Subdwarf Eclipsing Binary with an Extremely Short Period....Pages 305-306
Photometry of Selected Cepheids....Pages 307-308
Photometry of the RS CVn Binary II Peg....Pages 309-311
Standard Stars for Comet Photometry....Pages 313-314
Astrometry with Small Telescopes....Pages 315-316
A Description of a Catalogue of Bright uvbyβ Standard Stars....Pages 317-318
Photometry of Apsidal Motion Stars - A Progress Report....Pages 319-320
The Use of Machine-Readable Astronomical Catalogs at Small Observatories....Pages 321-322
Small Telescopes and Research from Space....Pages 323-324
Arc-Second Infrared Imaging of the BN-KL Star Formation Region....Pages 325-326
The RS CVN Project at Capilla Peak Observatory....Pages 327-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-341
Front Matter....Pages 343-343
Instrumentation for Low-Resolution Spectroscopy....Pages 345-357
Low Dispersion Spectral Classification with Small Telescopes....Pages 359-370
Cassegrain Echelle Spectroscopy with Small Telescopes....Pages 371-384
Radial Velocities with Coravel: Results on Stellar Variability and Duplicity....Pages 385-400
Measurement of Line Profiles....Pages 401-412
Back Matter....Pages 465-472
Front Matter....Pages 343-343
Abundance Analyses: Methods, Results and Implications....Pages 413-424
Spectroscopic Observations of Visual Double Stars....Pages 425-427
Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of δ 2 Lyrae....Pages 429-430
10 µm Heterodyne Spectroscopy at Telescopes with 1 m Aperture....Pages 431-433
The First Eight Years of Radial Velocity Studies at Fick Observatory....Pages 437-438
FAGS - A Fast Astronomical Grating Spectrometer....Pages 439-440
Multiple Stellar Systems....Pages 441-442
Spectroscopic Surveillance of the Variable Herbig Ae Star AB Aur....Pages 443-445
Radial Velocity Spectrometers on the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory 1.2m and 0.4m Telescopes....Pages 447-448
Temperature and Brightness Variations on Betelgeuse....Pages 449-450
An off-the-Shelf Reticon System....Pages 451-452
Stellar Spectrophotometry with a Microcomputer Based, Intensified, Silicon Vidicon....Pages 453-455
A Microcomputer Controlled CCD H-Alpha Spectrometer....Pages 457-458
A Long-Term Radial Velocity Program of High Accuracy with a Small Telescope....Pages 459-460
The DDO Photon-Counting Spectrometer: A Well-Dressed Shectograph....Pages 461-462
Spectral Classification of Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 463-464
Back Matter....Pages 465-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Summary: Opportunities for Research with Small Telescopes....Pages 475-478
Back Matter....Pages 479-482