Astronomy 511 Lecture Materials
Fall 2003
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Introduction: Observing Projects in the Context of ASTR 511
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1. Observations in Astronomy
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1-A. Non-EM Channels
1-B. Tips for Success
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2. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
2-A. EM Spectrum: Discovery & Diagnostics
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2-B. Major Facilities (All Bands)
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3. Astrophysical Sources
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4. Radiative Transfer & Simple Applications
5. Interactive Computing & Image Processing
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Journal file for classroom IDL demonstrations
6. Statistics of Observations
Poisson Distribution (Mean 3)
Poisson & Gaussian Distributions (Mean 30)
Journal file for classroom demo of sampling statistics
7. UVOIR Flux Measurements and Signal-to-Noise Ratios
8. Spectroscopy
9. Fiber-Fed Spectrographs (Jeff Crane, guest lecture)
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10. State of the Art Spectrographs
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11. CCD's in Astronomy
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12. Exposure Time Estimation
13. Point Spread Functions
14. Magnitude and Color Systems
Bibliography for Stellar Photometry & Spectroscopy
SED for Vega [IDL ASCII save file]
15. Multicolor Analysis of Stars & Galaxies
16. Telescopes
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16-A. Telescope Optical Design
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16-B. LBT Construction Images
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17. Astronomical Polarimetry (David McDavid, guest lecture)
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18. Infrared Astronomy (Mike Skrutskie, guest lecture)
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19. Ultraviolet (& Space) Astronomy
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20. UIT and the Astro Missions
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21. Atmospheric Degradation & Compensation
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