Tonckens, Wyncko (2023) The effects and implications of satellites for ground based astronomy with small telescopes. Bachelor's Thesis, Astronomy.
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Abstract
In this thesis the magnitude of 15 satellites has been analyzed. The average absolute (m1000) magnitude is found to be 5.72 ± 0.86 in the V band and 6.07 ± 0.79 in the R band. For Starlink satellites the weighted average of absolute magnitude in the V band is found to be 6.66 ± 0.39. Overall all the analyzed satellites are found to be too bright in the V band at the perigee of their orbit according to SatCon-1 recommendations, and only half of the satellites comply to this recommendation within the uncertainty of their measurement. A tool to check if observations will be affected by satellites is proposed and made. The program can be found here on github.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Noel-Storr, J. and Wilkinson, M.H.F. |
| Degree programme: | Astronomy |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 12:06 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2024 12:08 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/30553 |
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