August 8, 2014 -
Yes. You may use a DSLR for this program. Usually DSLRs are less sensitive than commercial astronomical CCDs, but there are many people who have been using them to do accurate variable star photometry. Many of the objects on the Target Asteroids! list are faint but a few get as bright as magnitude 14 to 16. For photometry we ask that broadband filters be used (BVRI or RGB). Photometry derived from a DLSR’s ‘green channel’ is often similar enough to the V-band that a filter is not needed. You do not need filters to produce accurate astrometry.