Astronomy 337 - OBSV TECH OPTIC & INFRARED AST
Fall
2013
01
4.00
James Lowenthal
T 07:00-10:00
Smith College
19326-F13
MCCONN 406
jlowenth@science.smith.edu
An introduction to the techniques of gathering and analyzing astronomical data, with an emphasis on observations related to determining the size scale of the universe. Telescope design and optics. Instrumentation for imaging, photometry, and spectroscopy. Astronomical detectors. Computer graphics and image processing. Error analysis and curve fitting. Prerequisites: at least one of AST 224, 225, 226, or 228, and one physics course at the 200-level.