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| author | Romero, Angel E. Penev, Kaloyan Jafarzadeh, S. Javad Csubry, Zoltan Hartman, Joel D. Bakos, Gaspar A. |
| author_facet | Romero, Angel E. Penev, Kaloyan Jafarzadeh, S. Javad Csubry, Zoltan Hartman, Joel D. Bakos, Gaspar A. |
| contents | We have developed a software pipeline, AutoWISP, for extracting high-precision photometry from citizen scientists' observations made with consumer-grade color digital cameras (digital single-lens reflex, or DSLR, cameras), based on our previously developed tool, AstroWISP. The new pipeline is designed to convert these observations, including color images, into high-precision light curves of stars. We outline the individual steps of the pipeline and present a case study using a Sony-alpha 7R II DSLR camera, demonstrating sub-percent photometric precision, and highlighting the benefits of three-color photometry of stars. Project PANOPTES will adopt this photometric pipeline and, we hope, be used by citizen scientists worldwide. Our aim is for AutoWISP to pave the way for potentially transformative contributions from citizen scientists with access to observing equipment. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | AutoWISP: Automated Processing of Wide-Field Color Images Romero, Angel E. Penev, Kaloyan Jafarzadeh, S. Javad Csubry, Zoltan Hartman, Joel D. Bakos, Gaspar A. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics We have developed a software pipeline, AutoWISP, for extracting high-precision photometry from citizen scientists' observations made with consumer-grade color digital cameras (digital single-lens reflex, or DSLR, cameras), based on our previously developed tool, AstroWISP. The new pipeline is designed to convert these observations, including color images, into high-precision light curves of stars. We outline the individual steps of the pipeline and present a case study using a Sony-alpha 7R II DSLR camera, demonstrating sub-percent photometric precision, and highlighting the benefits of three-color photometry of stars. Project PANOPTES will adopt this photometric pipeline and, we hope, be used by citizen scientists worldwide. Our aim is for AutoWISP to pave the way for potentially transformative contributions from citizen scientists with access to observing equipment. |
| title | AutoWISP: Automated Processing of Wide-Field Color Images |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15830 |