Software and mathematical support for measuring the motion parameters of spacecraft and small celestial bodies

Purpose. Software and mathematical support CoLiTecAs – automatic frame processing and automated search for small bodies of the Solar System on a series of CCD frames; CoLiTecSat – manual detection and automatic assessment of the position of artificial Earth satellites on a series of CCD frames; CoLiTecVS – construction of light curves of variable stars.

Specifications. The standard deviation of position measurements at image signal-to-noise ratio is 0.25 pixels for a 40 cm telescope aperture.

Application area. Astronomy.

Advantages. Full automation of the observation processing process; several modes for highlighting moving objects in frames; availability of a sufficient number of modern reference star catalogs; the accuracy of object coordinates is at the level of world astronomical software and mathematics. For weak objects, CoLiTec software is best known for its accuracy and ease of measurement. Possibility of detailed adjustment of processing parameters taking into account the specifics of observations, telescope and camera.

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