FU:FYBPV0012 Remote space exploration - Course Information
FYBPV0012 Remote space exploration
Institute of physics in Opavawinter 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
Institute of physics in Opava - Timetable
- Tue 9:45–11:20 404
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(B))
- 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
- Astronomy and popularization (programme FU, FYZB)
- Course objectives
- An overview of the basic characteristics of solar system bodies obtained through successful space exploration, an overview of the technical design (satellite observatory, spacecraft, lander, mobile laboratory, etc.) and a description of common scientific equipment including an analysis of its operation.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will know: - methods of remote sensing of space - facts about solar system bodies in particular
- Syllabus
- 1. Historical context and overview of important milestones 2. Progress of the space mission for remote sensing 3. Methods of technical design of space remote sensing assets (space observatories, flyby probes, etc.) 4. Scientific instruments and methods used in particular for the exploration of solar system bodies 5. Remote space exploration and specific requirements for astronomical observations near Earth.
- Literature
- NASA: Space-Based Astronomy, https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/58277main_Space.Based.Astronomy.pdf
- D. A. Kniffen, E. Chipman, N. Gehrels: Frontiers of Space And Ground-Based Astronomy: The Astrophysics of the 21st Century, Publisher: Springer Netherlands, 1994.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_probes
- Teaching methods
- lectures, theoretical training
- Assessment methods
- elaboration of a seminar paper, final test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (winter 2022, recent)
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