Techniques of Observational Astronomy
AST3722

Image of M27 the "Dumbell Nebula" taken by Group 3 (Michael Pavel, Aaron Worely, John Zavala) with the RHO 46 cm telescope Oct. 6, 2004 [ST-8E B 180 sec, V 60 sec, R 60 sec]

Course Organization

Lecture Topics

• Coordinates and Time (HTML) (PDF)

• Star Catalogs and Atlases (HTML) (PDF)

• The Effect of the Earth's Atmosphere (HTML) (PDF)

• Planning Observations (HTML) (PDF)

• Basic Optics (HTML) (PDF)

• Telescope Basics (HTML) (PDF)

• Telescope Optics (HTML) (PDF)

• Detector Basics (HTML) (PDF)

• CCDs (HTML) (PDF)

• CCD Imaging (HTML) (PDF)

• Working With Telescopes (HTML) (PDF)

• Introduction to Statistics (HTML) (PDF)

• Color Imaging (HTML) (PDF)

• Basic Photometry (HTML) (PDF)

• Observation of Light Curves (HTML) (PDF)

• Basic Spectroscopy (HTML) (PDF)

• Advanced Telescopes

• Lecture on Projects
• Possible Objects for Projects

Useful Links

Useful Calculators

Lab and Homework Exercises

last revised November 15, 2004 9:30 AM