Camarillo Observatory - Founded 1992

 

 

Computer-Aided Astrometry (CAA) is the most comprehensive set of tools available to the astronomer engaged in near-Earth asteroid observing.  This software has been in continuous development and use at Camarillo Observatory since 1992, contributing to our success in becoming one of the top-rated near-Earth asteroid observatories in the world.
 

Note:  CAA is no longer available.

System Requirements

bulletPC-compatible 486DX-33 computer (Pentium class recommended)
bulletWindows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
bullet16mb RAM (64mb recommended)
bullet80 mb free hard drive space
bulletSVGA Graphics (1mb memory minimum)
bulletMulti-session compatible CD-ROM Drive
bulletMouse
bulletInternet access strongly recommended

Key Benefits

bulletDesigned and tailored for near-Earth asteroid observing
bulletFully supports 8 and 16 bit integer FITS images
bulletSupports SBIG native images and uncompressed TIFF and JPEG images
bulletQuickly reduce and report astrometry in the proper Minor Planet Center format
bulletComprehensive set of observational planning tools
bulletAutomatic star recognition and image alignment
bulletHubble Guide Star Catalog Version 1.1 included
bulletFull support of USNO A/SA1.0 and A/SA2.0 star catalogs
bulletImport GSC 1.2 and USNO reference stars from the internet
bulletCompute your own orbits - evaluate past and predict future favorable oppositions and Earth approaches
bulletOne-click internet download of latest asteroid observations and orbits
bulletStep by step tutorial with sample images

Here are some unsolicited comments from our users:

As I use your program more and more, I continue to find things that I didn't notice at first that show how clearly you have mapped things out. Thanks for making such powerful technology so easy to use.

R.C. - North Carolina (23 October 2001)

l have forty students in my astronomy class and I am teaching them to use your fantastic software. It sure is great!

J.W. - Minnesota (8 February 2001)

I am very happy with your CAA 4.0. It is a great program and easy to use with your automatic alignment features. And its makes easier to rapidly reduce my observations in shorter times. So, my wife is happy too :-))

M.G. - Switzerland (17 January 2001)

...it took me only a few minutes to set CAA up to work properly with ST-9E images. Thanks!!!!! So far CAA is the ONLY software which is working as we want it to ...

G.B. - Kansas (8 January 2000) 

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