F3190 Astronomical excercises

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Henych, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Mikulášek, CSc.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 19:00–19:50 Kontaktujte učitele
Prerequisites
Mathematics and physics on basic academic level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The exercise offers selected applied methods commonly used in modern astronomy.
Syllabus
  • Spherical astronomy (measurements of angular distances, geographical coordinates, refraction).
  • Astrometry (methods used on processing of data of CCDs and digital cameras, determination of proper motions, positions of comets, asteroids, Moon's mountains).
  • Photometry (methods of CCD photometry, determination of magnitudes of variable objects, determination of fluxes, photometric calibration, Solar constant).
  • Spectroscopy (building of own spectroscope, determination of stellar spectra, basic physical parameters of stellar atmospheres).
  • Advanced methods (color diagram, basic characteristics of open cluster, profiles of galaxies, processing of space observations, light curve of variable star, exoplanet or asteroid).
Literature
  • BUDDING, E. and Osman DEMIRCAN. An introduction to astronomical photometry. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xvi, 434. ISBN 9780521847117. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory excercies and homeworks.
Assessment methods
Laboratory excercies. Completed log sheets of excercises.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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