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Meeting No. |
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Chapter |
| Sep. 1 |
1 |
Introduction |
|
| Sep. 3 |
2 |
Overview of astronomical imaging |
8, 9 |
| Sep. 8 |
3 |
Observatory visit and
checkout |
|
| Sep. 10 |
4 |
Class/lab session: working with images in DS9 |
8, 9 |
| Sep. 15 |
5 |
Detecting light |
7, 8 |
| Sep. 17 |
6 |
Image processing math |
9 |
| Sep. 22 |
7 |
Lab session: working with
images in MATLAB |
|
| Sep. 24 |
8 |
Statistics: S/N,
distributions, types of errors and how they combine |
2 |
| Sep. 29 |
9 |
Statistics: Measuring CCD
gain and noise, least-square fits |
2 |
| Oct. 1 |
10 |
Lab session: CCD gain and
noise |
|
| Oct. 6 |
11 |
CCD gain and noise: discussion and conclusions Report structure |
|
| Oct. 8 |
12 |
Time |
3 |
| Oct. 13 |
13 |
Coordinates |
3 |
| Oct. 15 |
14 |
Coordinates | 3 |
| Oct. 20 |
15 |
Midterm (CSS 2428, 2:00-3:15 PM) |
|
| Oct. 22 |
16 |
Catalogs and charts |
4 |
| Oct. 27 |
17 |
Quantifying light:
intensity |
1, 9, 10 |
| Oct. 29 |
18 |
Quantifying light: color |
1, 10 |
| Nov. 3 |
19 |
Calibration: corrections
for the atmosphere and filters |
10 |
| Nov. 5 |
20 |
Lab session: constructing
M67's H-R diagram |
|
| Nov. 10 |
21 |
M67's H-R diagram: discussion and conclusions |
|
| Nov. 12 |
22 |
Optics I: refraction, lenses; reflection, mirrors |
5 |
| Nov. 17 |
23 |
Optics II: systems of lenses and mirrors |
5 |
| Nov. 19 |
24 |
Optics III: aberrations |
5 |
| Nov. 24 |
25 |
Telescopes |
6 |
| Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving holiday | ||
| Dec. 1 |
26 |
Optics IV: diffraction |
5 |
| Dec. 3 |
27 |
Optics V: diffraction, resolution |
5 |
| Dec. 8 |
28 |
The atmosphere, adaptive optics | 6.5 |
| Dec. 10 |
29 |
Resolution and telescopes II |
5 |
| Dec. 17 |
FINAL EXAM (CSS 2428, 10:30 - 12:30 am) | ||
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