Guides to oberving and useful observing resources
- A guide to the reliability of USNO photometry(prepared by Mark Kidger)
- Guia de Astrometria (Astroart -Astrometrica- Ccdsoft) Ramon Naves
- Guia de Fotometria (Astroart)Ramon Naves
- FOCAS An excellent free program for cometary photometry, available in English
and Spanish versions (Excelente programa gratuito para fotometria de cometas y asteroides, autor Julio Castellano)
- Astrometrica (guide to and download of astrometric reduction package)
- Guide to Astrometry (the MPC's observing guide)
- El uso y limitaciones de fotometrķa con distintas aperturas - (2007-08-21 -Mark Kidger)
Articles in professional journals
- Dust production and coma morphology of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the 2002-2003 apparition. Dr. Mark Kidger - A & A 408. 767-774 (2003)
- II. A comparative study of dust production in 46P/Wirtanen and 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during their 2002/2003 apparition. Dr. Mark Kidger - A & A 420, 389-395 (2004)
- Presentations
to meetings, reports and popular talks
Reports to meetings
- Photometry (by Mark Kidger)
- MACE 2004 Article on photometry from the meeting proceedings
2004 Spring Comets Compared - -
Comet Holmes and other Outbursts Mark Kidger
Popular presentations
- Cometas de eclipses y cometas Suicidas Mark Kidger
- La tierra en peligro. Las amenazas que afrenta nuestro planeta Mark Kidger
- Bye-bye to UBVRI? Mark Kidger -
-
OJ287: A slight case of schizophrenia?
Mark
Kidger
Interesting TV programmes in the internet
The
Sky at Night
Sky at Night is the BBC's monthly astronomy programme,
presented by Sir Patrick Moore since Abril 1957 / The Sky at Night es un
programa de la BBC presentado por Sir Patrick Moore, desde Abril de
1957.
Mars and the Ring of
Fire: November 2005
Look up in
the night sky and you will see Mars. It's
almost as close as it can get to Earth and will not be as well placed
for many
years. Join Patrick Moore in his garden for a Mars party and enjoy the
exceptional view of the Red Planet.
Also this month, Chris Lintott reports from Madrid where he witnessed
the
dramatic annular eclipse, also called the 'Ring of Fire'.
NASA
sends a probe into the comet 9P/Tempel-1, early on the morning of July
4th. Will
this unique event help us find out how comets are made? Are they balls
of ice
and mud, harbouring the components of life - or just solid rocks of
sterile
cosmic debris? Deep Impact hopes to provide the answers. But this
destructive
act is not without its critics. The
Sky at
Night explores the pros and cons of hitting a comet.
Patrick
Moore is joined by Dr Mark Kidger to discuss comets, the most
unpredictable
members of the solar system.
The Star of Bethlehem: December 2001
What
was the Star of Bethlehem? This month, Patrick is joined by David
Hughes and
Mark Kidger, who have made careful studies of the records. Can they
give a
convincing answer?