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Observational techniques in astronomy  

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• Observatories and telescopes • CCD detectors • CCD calibration • Photometry • Astrometry • Spectroscopy • Introduction to radio astronomy • Interferometry Final competences: 1 Indicate the specific place of optical and radio astronomy within observational astronomy as a whole. 2 Explain the most important characteristics and constraints on observatories, telescopes and detectors. 3 Understand the fundaments behind photometry, spectroscopy and astrometry. 4 Given an astrophysical question, select the most suitable observational technique and determine the instrumental requirements to investigate this question. 5 Be familiar with the proposal writing process. 6 Master the basic steps in the reduction of optical data using professional data reduction software.

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Presential
English

Name

Observational techniques in astronomy
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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