UF0B304 Practical Astronomy

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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 subject immediately follows the subject Basics of Astronomy and Astrophysics lectured in the previous fall semester and it extends substantially in observational astronomy. Part of the course will be an excursion to the observatory and the planetarium. The main topics: radial velocity, the celestial sphere, the Earth's atmosphere and its influence on the observations, refraction, scintillation, extinction, Moon phases, libration, lunar occultation, catalogue of stars, databases, almanacs, ephemerides, observations in different spectral regions, optical telescopes, refractors, reflectors, mounting types, adaptive optics, photodetectors, CCD elements, telescopes, interferometry telescopes on satellites (HST), the IR, UV, X-ray astronomy, spectroscopy: emission and absorption spectra, types of spectrographs, cosmic rays, neutrino astronomy, microwave backround radiation (COBE, WMAP), gravitational waves and their detection.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
75% attendance in seminars, active participation
oral examination
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
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