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Astronomical Techniques and Instrumentation Spring 2020 |
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Mon and Wed, 2:00-3:15pm 25 Park Place, Room 628 Office Hours: By appointment Email: bentz (at) astro.gsu.edu |
Observational Astronomy by D. Scott Birney and Handbook of CCD Astronomy by Steve B. Howell |
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IRAF Tutorial pdf IRAF Data Reduction pdf IRAF Aperture Photometry pdf |
Answers, pdf |
Observing Project, Part 2 pdf |
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Reductions with IRAF pdf (good reference to have) |
Answers, pdf |
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Answers, pdf |
Templates: LaTeX PDF |
| Date | Topic |
| 01-13-2020 | Coordinates pdf worksheet answers |
| 01-15-2020 | Time pdf |
| 01-20-2020 | University closed, MLK Jr Day |
| 01-22-2020 | Telescopes pdf |
| 01-27-2020 | Telescopes cont. pdf Mauna Kea Kitt Peak (by contrast) |
| 01-29-2020 | Detectors pdf worksheet UV flowers |
| 02-03-2020 | CCDs pdf |
| 02-05-2020 | CCDs, Magnitudes pdf |
| 02-10-2020 | Filters and Colors pdf worksheet |
| 02-12-2020 | Uncertainties and Noise pdf |
| 02-17-2020 | Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Atmospheric Effects and Weather pdf |
| 02-19-2020 | Intro to IRAF pdf |
| 02-24-2020 | IRAF work worksheet |
| 02-26-2020 | Spectroscopy pdf |
| 03-02-2020 | Spectroscopy cont. pdf |
| 03-04-2020 | Data reduction work |
| 03-09-2020 | Data reduction work |
| 03-11-12020 | Midterm |
| 03-16-2020 | Spring Break |
| 03-18-2020 | Spring Break |
| 03-23-2020 | Classes Canceled |
| 03-25-2020 | Classes Canceled |
| Optional Advanced Lectures: Active and Adaptive Optics pdf Astroparticle Physics pdf Interferometry pdf Gravitational Waves pdf |
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| Note: We will be using iCollege for the rest of the semester, please check in there for further information. |
