Suggestions on how to get started making observations using color equipment.
Other suggestions for DSLR photometry targets are short period pulsators with periods of only a few hours (particularly HADS, high amplitude delta Scuti stars), and EW eclipsing binaries, which also have short periods. Time series photometry on such targets allows the determination of times of maximum light and times of mid eclipse. You can not only contribute data to the AID (AAVSO International Database) but also O-C diagrams can be drawn from data in the literature and your own data, yielding publishable results.
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