High-Precision UBVRI Photometry with a New 50 Cm Telescope at Stará Lesná

Abstract

The paper presents the experience, observations and results obtained with the new 50 cm photometric telescope at the Stará Lesná Observatory equipped with an SBIG ST10MXE CCD camera. The telescope time is devoted to observations of variable stars of various types. Prospects for further improvement of the instrument, observational and reduction techniques are discussed.

Keywords

• telescopes
• instrumentation
• photometric
• ccd cameras
• stars
• variables
• methods
• observational