Astronomy 4100/6100: Astronomical Techniques and Instrumentation Spring 2012

Meeting: Mon and Wed, 1:30-2:45pm Aderhold 230 Office Hours: Wed 3:00-4:00pm or by appointment	Textbook: Astrophysical Techniques (Fifth Edition), by C.R. Kitchin
Syllabus pdf

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Handouts	Homework	Projects
Spherical Trig pdf	Homework 1, Due 1/18 pdf Answers pdf	Observing Lab, Due 4/9 pdf Telescope Specs html Camera Specs html Supplemental Reading html IRAF intro pdf
Coordinates and Time pdf	Homework 2, Due 1/30 pdf Answers pdf
Optics pdf	Homework 3, Due 2/13 pdf Answers pdf	Presentation Guidelines pdf
Filters pdf	Homework 4, Due 2/22 pdf Answers pdf	Final Project Guidelines pdf LaTex template & style file tar PDF template pdf PDF template help pdf
Uncertainties pdf	Homework 5, Due 3/21 pdf Answers pdf
Signal-to-noise pdf
IRAF Setup and Intro pdf

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Date	Topic
01-18-2012	Telescopes pdf
01-23-2012	Telescopes cont. pdf
01-25-2012	Detectors pdf
02-01-2012	CCDs pdf
02-06-2012	Magnitudes pdf
02-08-2012	Filters and Colors pdf
02-13-2012	Uncertainties pdf
02-15-2012	Noise pdf
02-20-2012	Signal-to-Noise pdf
02-22-2012	Midterm Exam
03-05-2012	Intro to IRAF pdf
03-07-2012	Atmospheric Effects & Weather pdf
03-12-2012	Spectra and Spectroscopy pdf
03-14-2012	Spectrographs pdf
03-19-2012	4100 presentations
03-21-2012	4100 presentations
03-26-2012	4100/6100 presentations
03-28-2012	6100 presentations
04-02-2012	6100 presentations
04-04-2012	Interferometry - Jeremy J.
04-09-2012	Non-Sidereal Observing - Joey C.
04-11-2012	Guiding, Active & Adaptive Optics pdf
04-16-2012	Gravitational Wave Observatories pdf
04-18-2012	Final Projects Due, 5pm
04-23-2012	Grad Student TAC 1:30, Aderhold 230
04-25-2012	Undergrad Student TAC 1:30, Aderhold 230