ASTRONOMY 511, FALL 2003
SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES
| Date | Lecture Topics | Assigned | Due |
| W 8/27 | Introduction to UVOIR Astronomy | ||
| F 8/29 |
3 PM: MCCORMICK OBSERVATORY TOUR. Intro to Small Telescope Observing |
Lab 1 | |
| M 9/1 |
UVOIR Intro (Cont.); EM Spectrum: Basics, Nomenclature, Detector Types |
PS 1 | |
| W 9/3 |
EM Spectrum: Discovery & Diagnostics, Spectral Energy Distributions, Planck Function |
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| M 9/8 |
Intro to Magnitude System; Astrophysical Sources: Stars & AGN's |
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| W 9/10 |
Stars & AGN's (Cont.); Proposal Writing; Radiative Transfer |
Lab 4 Proposals |
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| M 9/15 |
Transfer Applications: Atmospheres, Extinction Interactive Computing in Astronomy |
PS 2 | PS 1 |
| W 9/17 | Interactive Computing & Image Processing | ||
| M 9/22 |
Image Processing & Lab 2 Prep Statistics of Observations |
Lab 2 | |
| W 9/24 |
Statistics of Observations UVOIR Flux Measurements, Intro |
PS 3 | PS 2 |
| F 9/26 | [No class] | Lab 1 | |
| M 9/29 |
UVOIR Flux Measurements & SNRs Spectroscopy Intro |
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| W 10/1 |
At McCormick Observatory: Spectroscopy Lab 3 Prep |
Lab 4 Proposals |
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| M 10/6 | Guest J. Crane: Fiber Spectrographs, IFU's | Lab 3 | |
| W 10/8 | FAN MOUNTAIN TOUR | PS 3 | |
| M 10/13 | FALL BREAK -- no class | ||
| W 10/15 | State of the Art Spectroscopy | ||
| F 10/17 | [No class] | Lab 2 | |
| M 10/20 |
IFU's; Planet Detection CCD's |
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| W 10/22 | CCD's | ||
| M 10/27 |
CCD's in Chandra Exposure Time Estimation |
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| W 10/29 |
Exposure Estimates: Limits Point Spread Functions |
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| M 11/3 |
Broad Band Photometry Systems |
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| W 11/5 |
Lab 4 Planning Multicolor Analysis: 2-Color Diagrams |
PS 4; Lab 4 |
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| F 11/7 | [No class] | Lab 3 | |
| M 11/10 |
Multicolor Analysis: Interstellar Extinction; Population Age/Extinc; Photometric Redshifts |
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| W 11/12 |
Sky Surveys Telescopes |
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| M 11/17 | Guest D. McDavid: Polarimetry | ||
| W 11/19 | Guest M. Skrutskie: IR Astronomy | ||
| M 11/24 | UV Astronomy | ||
| W 11/26 | THANKSGIVING RECESS -- no class | M 12/1 | UIT Mission/UV Detectors |
| W 12/3 | [Last class] Special Topics | ||
| F 12/5 | [No class] | PS 4 | |
| M 12/15 | [No class] | Lab 4 |